From c30cda3dafb6dbeb754a9b86fce59896c9db6da7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: yuyi <yuyi98@163.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2021 01:20:10 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] v.gen.c: fix error of `println(alias of struct)` (#11062)

---
 vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v                          |  6 -----
 vlib/v/tests/string_alias_of_struct_test.v | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/tests/string_alias_of_struct_test.v

diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index b87d8ea89a..15649442e0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -962,12 +962,6 @@ fn (mut g Gen) fn_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		if typ == 0 {
 			g.checker_bug('print arg.typ is 0', node.pos)
 		}
-		mut sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
-		if mut sym.info is ast.Alias {
-			typ = sym.info.parent_type
-			sym = g.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
-		}
-		// check if alias parent also not a string
 		if typ != ast.string_type {
 			expr := node.args[0].expr
 			if g.is_autofree && !typ.has_flag(.optional) {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/string_alias_of_struct_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/string_alias_of_struct_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dcea152d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/string_alias_of_struct_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+interface Foo {
+	add(x int)
+}
+
+struct Base {
+mut:
+	i int
+}
+
+fn (mut b Base) add(x int) {
+	b.i += x
+}
+
+type Alias = Base
+
+fn (mut a Alias) add(x int) {
+	a.i += x * x
+}
+
+fn test_string_alias_of_struct() {
+	mut a := Alias{
+		i: 2
+	}
+	a.add(3)
+	println(a)
+	assert '$a'.contains('Alias')
+}