Index: clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html =================================================================== --- clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html +++ clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html @@ -3268,6 +3268,19 @@ +Matcher<ObjCMessageExpr>isInstanceMessage +
Returns true when the Objective-C message is sent to an instance.
+
+Example
+matcher = objcMessagaeExpr(isInstanceMessage())
+matches
+  NSString *x = @"hello";
+  [x containsString:@"h"]
+but not
+  [NSString stringWithFormat:@"format"]
+
+ + Matcher<ObjCMessageExpr>matchesSelectorstd::string RegExp
Matches ObjC selectors whose name contains
 a substring matched by the given RegExp.
@@ -5875,6 +5888,18 @@
 
+Matcher<ObjCMessageExpr>hasReceiverMatcher<Expr> InnerMatcher +
Matches if the Objective-C message is sent to an instance,
+and the inner matcher matches on that instance.
+
+For example the method call in
+  NSString *x = @"hello";
+  [x containsString:@"h"]
+is matched by
+objcMessageExpr(hasReceiver(declRefExpr(to(varDecl(hasName("x"))))))
+
+ + Matcher<ObjCMessageExpr>hasReceiverTypeMatcher<QualType> InnerMatcher
Matches on the receiver of an ObjectiveC Message expression.
 
Index: clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
===================================================================
--- clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
+++ clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
@@ -2736,6 +2736,41 @@
   return InnerMatcher.matches(TypeDecl, Finder, Builder);
 }
 
+/// Returns true when the Objective-C message is sent to an instance.
+///
+/// Example
+/// matcher = objcMessagaeExpr(isInstanceMessage())
+/// matches
+/// \code
+///   NSString *x = @"hello";
+///   [x containsString:@"h"];
+/// \endcode
+/// but not
+/// \code
+///   [NSString stringWithFormat:@"format"];
+/// \endcode
+AST_MATCHER(ObjCMessageExpr, isInstanceMessage) {
+  return Node.isInstanceMessage();
+}
+
+/// Matches if the Objective-C message is sent to an instance,
+/// and the inner matcher matches on that instance.
+///
+/// For example the method call in
+/// \code
+///   NSString *x = @"hello";
+///   [x containsString:@"h"];
+/// \endcode
+/// is matched by
+/// objcMessageExpr(hasReceiver(declRefExpr(to(varDecl(hasName("x"))))))
+AST_MATCHER_P(ObjCMessageExpr, hasReceiver, internal::Matcher,
+              InnerMatcher) {
+  const Expr *ReceiverNode = Node.getInstanceReceiver();
+  return (ReceiverNode != nullptr &&
+          InnerMatcher.matches(*ReceiverNode->IgnoreParenImpCasts(), Finder,
+                               Builder));
+}
+
 /// Matches when BaseName == Selector.getAsString()
 ///
 ///  matcher = objCMessageExpr(hasSelector("loadHTMLString:baseURL:"));
Index: clang/lib/ASTMatchers/Dynamic/Registry.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/lib/ASTMatchers/Dynamic/Registry.cpp
+++ clang/lib/ASTMatchers/Dynamic/Registry.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@
   REGISTER_MATCHER(hasParent);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(hasQualifier);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(hasRangeInit);
+  REGISTER_MATCHER(hasReceiver);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(hasReceiverType);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(hasReplacementType);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(hasReturnValue);
@@ -349,6 +350,7 @@
   REGISTER_MATCHER(isImplicit);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(isExpansionInFileMatching);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(isExpansionInMainFile);
+  REGISTER_MATCHER(isInstanceMessage);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(isInstantiated);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(isExpansionInSystemHeader);
   REGISTER_MATCHER(isInteger);
Index: clang/unittests/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchersTraversalTest.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/unittests/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchersTraversalTest.cpp
+++ clang/unittests/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchersTraversalTest.cpp
@@ -422,6 +422,35 @@
   EXPECT_TRUE(matches("void x(long) { int y; x(y); }", ImplicitCastedArgument));
 }
 
+TEST(Matcher, HasReceiver) {
+  EXPECT_TRUE(matchesObjC(
+      "@interface NSString @end"
+      "void f(NSString *x) {"
+      "[x containsString]"
+      "}",
+      objcMessageExpr(hasReceiver(declRefExpr(to(varDecl(hasName("x"))))))));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(matchesObjC(
+      "@interface NSString +(NSString *) stringWithFormat; @end"
+      "void f() { [NSString stringWithFormat]; }",
+      objcMessageExpr(hasReceiver(declRefExpr(to(varDecl(hasName("x"))))))));
+}
+
+TEST(Matcher, isInstanceMessage) {
+  EXPECT_TRUE(matchesObjC(
+      "@interface NSString @end"
+      "void f(NSString *x) {"
+      "[x containsString]"
+      "}",
+      objcMessageExpr(isInstanceMessage())));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(matchesObjC(
+      "@interface NSString +(NSString *) stringWithFormat; @end"
+      "void f() { [NSString stringWithFormat]; }",
+      objcMessageExpr(isInstanceMessage())));
+
+}
+
 TEST(ForEachArgumentWithParam, ReportsNoFalsePositives) {
   StatementMatcher ArgumentY =
     declRefExpr(to(varDecl(hasName("y")))).bind("arg");