Use Symbol in LateContext::get_associated_type.

To avoid unnecessary interning.

Author: nnethercote

clippy_lints/src/format_args.rs

@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ impl<'tcx> FormatArgsExpr<'_, 'tcx> {
         // a `Target` that is in `self.ty_msrv_map`.
         if let Some(deref_trait_id) = self.cx.tcx.lang_items().deref_trait()
             && implements_trait(self.cx, ty, deref_trait_id, &[])
-            && let Some(target_ty) = self.cx.get_associated_type(ty, deref_trait_id, "Target")
+            && let Some(target_ty) = self.cx.get_associated_type(ty, deref_trait_id, sym::Target)
             && let Some(msrv) = self.ty_msrv_map.get(&target_ty)
             && msrv.is_none_or(|msrv| self.msrv.meets(self.cx, msrv))
         {

clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs

@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ fn has_is_empty(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
                         && cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::Deref).is_some_and(|deref_id| {
                             implements_trait(cx, ty, deref_id, &[])
                                 && cx
-                                    .get_associated_type(ty, deref_id, "Target")
+                                    .get_associated_type(ty, deref_id, sym::Target)
                                     .is_some_and(|deref_ty| ty_has_is_empty(cx, deref_ty, depth + 1))
                         }))
             },

clippy_lints/src/methods/iter_overeager_cloned.rs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
         && let Some(method_id) = typeck.type_dependent_def_id(cloned_call.hir_id)
         && cx.tcx.trait_of_item(method_id) == Some(iter_id)
         && let cloned_recv_ty = typeck.expr_ty_adjusted(cloned_recv)
-        && let Some(iter_assoc_ty) = cx.get_associated_type(cloned_recv_ty, iter_id, "Item")
+        && let Some(iter_assoc_ty) = cx.get_associated_type(cloned_recv_ty, iter_id, sym::Item)
         && matches!(*iter_assoc_ty.kind(), ty::Ref(_, ty, _) if !is_copy(cx, ty))
     {
         if needs_into_iter

clippy_lints/src/methods/unnecessary_iter_cloned.rs

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub fn check_for_loop_iter(
             && let Some(into_iterator_trait_id) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::IntoIterator)
             && let collection_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(collection)
             && implements_trait(cx, collection_ty, into_iterator_trait_id, &[])
-            && let Some(into_iter_item_ty) = cx.get_associated_type(collection_ty, into_iterator_trait_id, "Item")
+            && let Some(into_iter_item_ty) = cx.get_associated_type(collection_ty, into_iterator_trait_id, sym::Item)
             && iter_item_ty == into_iter_item_ty
             && let Some(collection_snippet) = collection.span.get_source_text(cx)
         {

clippy_lints/src/methods/unnecessary_to_owned.rs

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ fn check_addr_of_expr(
         }
         if let Some(deref_trait_id) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::Deref)
             && implements_trait(cx, receiver_ty, deref_trait_id, &[])
-            && cx.get_associated_type(receiver_ty, deref_trait_id, "Target") == Some(target_ty)
+            && cx.get_associated_type(receiver_ty, deref_trait_id, sym::Target) == Some(target_ty)
             // Make sure that it's actually calling the right `.to_string()`, (#10033)
             // *or* this is a `Cow::into_owned()` call (which would be the wrong into_owned receiver (str != Cow)
             // but that's ok for Cow::into_owned specifically)
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ fn check_split_call_arg(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, method_name: Symb
         // add `.as_ref()` to the suggestion.
         let as_ref = if is_type_lang_item(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr), LangItem::String)
             && let Some(deref_trait_id) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::Deref)
-            && cx.get_associated_type(cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(receiver), deref_trait_id, "Target")
+            && cx.get_associated_type(cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(receiver), deref_trait_id, sym::Target)
                 != Some(cx.tcx.types.str_)
         {
             ".as_ref()"
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ fn is_to_string_on_string_like<'a>(
         && let GenericArgKind::Type(ty) = generic_arg.unpack()
         && let Some(deref_trait_id) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::Deref)
         && let Some(as_ref_trait_id) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::AsRef)
-        && (cx.get_associated_type(ty, deref_trait_id, "Target") == Some(cx.tcx.types.str_)
+        && (cx.get_associated_type(ty, deref_trait_id, sym::Target) == Some(cx.tcx.types.str_)
             || implements_trait(cx, ty, as_ref_trait_id, &[cx.tcx.types.str_.into()]))
     {
         true

clippy_utils/src/ty/mod.rs

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub fn contains_ty_adt_constructor_opaque<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'
 pub fn get_iterator_item_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<Ty<'tcx>> {
     cx.tcx
         .get_diagnostic_item(sym::Iterator)
-        .and_then(|iter_did| cx.get_associated_type(ty, iter_did, "Item"))
+        .and_then(|iter_did| cx.get_associated_type(ty, iter_did, sym::Item))
 }
 
 /// Get the diagnostic name of a type, e.g. `sym::HashMap`. To check if a type