boolean makeGetField(
     final Expression receiver,
     final ClassNode receiverType,
     final String fieldName,
     final boolean implicitThis,
     final boolean samePackage) {
   FieldNode field = receiverType.getField(fieldName);
   // direct access is allowed if we are in the same class as the declaring class
   // or we are in an inner class
   if (field != null && isDirectAccessAllowed(field, controller.getClassNode(), samePackage)) {
     CompileStack compileStack = controller.getCompileStack();
     MethodVisitor mv = controller.getMethodVisitor();
     if (field.isStatic()) {
       mv.visitFieldInsn(
           GETSTATIC,
           BytecodeHelper.getClassInternalName(field.getOwner()),
           fieldName,
           BytecodeHelper.getTypeDescription(field.getOriginType()));
       controller.getOperandStack().push(field.getOriginType());
     } else {
       if (implicitThis) {
         compileStack.pushImplicitThis(implicitThis);
       }
       receiver.visit(controller.getAcg());
       if (implicitThis) compileStack.popImplicitThis();
       if (!controller.getOperandStack().getTopOperand().isDerivedFrom(field.getOwner())) {
         mv.visitTypeInsn(CHECKCAST, BytecodeHelper.getClassInternalName(field.getOwner()));
       }
       mv.visitFieldInsn(
           GETFIELD,
           BytecodeHelper.getClassInternalName(field.getOwner()),
           fieldName,
           BytecodeHelper.getTypeDescription(field.getOriginType()));
     }
     controller.getOperandStack().replace(field.getOriginType());
     return true;
   }
   ClassNode superClass = receiverType.getSuperClass();
   if (superClass != null) {
     return makeGetField(receiver, superClass, fieldName, implicitThis, false);
   }
   return false;
 }
  private void writeListDotProperty(
      final Expression receiver,
      final String methodName,
      final MethodVisitor mv,
      final boolean safe) {
    ClassNode componentType =
        (ClassNode) receiver.getNodeMetaData(StaticCompilationMetadataKeys.COMPONENT_TYPE);
    if (componentType == null) {
      componentType = OBJECT_TYPE;
    }
    // for lists, replace list.foo with:
    // def result = new ArrayList(list.size())
    // for (e in list) { result.add (e.foo) }
    // result
    CompileStack compileStack = controller.getCompileStack();

    Label exit = new Label();
    if (safe) {
      receiver.visit(controller.getAcg());
      Label doGet = new Label();
      mv.visitJumpInsn(IFNONNULL, doGet);
      controller.getOperandStack().remove(1);
      mv.visitInsn(ACONST_NULL);
      mv.visitJumpInsn(GOTO, exit);
      mv.visitLabel(doGet);
    }

    Variable tmpList = new VariableExpression("tmpList", make(ArrayList.class));
    int var = compileStack.defineTemporaryVariable(tmpList, false);
    Variable iterator = new VariableExpression("iterator", Iterator_TYPE);
    int it = compileStack.defineTemporaryVariable(iterator, false);
    Variable nextVar = new VariableExpression("next", componentType);
    final int next = compileStack.defineTemporaryVariable(nextVar, false);

    mv.visitTypeInsn(NEW, "java/util/ArrayList");
    mv.visitInsn(DUP);
    receiver.visit(controller.getAcg());
    mv.visitMethodInsn(INVOKEINTERFACE, "java/util/List", "size", "()I", true);
    controller.getOperandStack().remove(1);
    mv.visitMethodInsn(INVOKESPECIAL, "java/util/ArrayList", "<init>", "(I)V", false);
    mv.visitVarInsn(ASTORE, var);
    Label l1 = new Label();
    mv.visitLabel(l1);
    receiver.visit(controller.getAcg());
    mv.visitMethodInsn(
        INVOKEINTERFACE, "java/util/List", "iterator", "()Ljava/util/Iterator;", true);
    controller.getOperandStack().remove(1);
    mv.visitVarInsn(ASTORE, it);
    Label l2 = new Label();
    mv.visitLabel(l2);
    mv.visitVarInsn(ALOAD, it);
    mv.visitMethodInsn(INVOKEINTERFACE, "java/util/Iterator", "hasNext", "()Z", true);
    Label l3 = new Label();
    mv.visitJumpInsn(IFEQ, l3);
    mv.visitVarInsn(ALOAD, it);
    mv.visitMethodInsn(INVOKEINTERFACE, "java/util/Iterator", "next", "()Ljava/lang/Object;", true);
    mv.visitTypeInsn(CHECKCAST, BytecodeHelper.getClassInternalName(componentType));
    mv.visitVarInsn(ASTORE, next);
    Label l4 = new Label();
    mv.visitLabel(l4);
    mv.visitVarInsn(ALOAD, var);
    final ClassNode finalComponentType = componentType;
    PropertyExpression pexp =
        new PropertyExpression(
            new BytecodeExpression() {
              @Override
              public void visit(final MethodVisitor mv) {
                mv.visitVarInsn(ALOAD, next);
              }

              @Override
              public ClassNode getType() {
                return finalComponentType;
              }
            },
            methodName);
    pexp.visit(controller.getAcg());
    controller.getOperandStack().box();
    controller.getOperandStack().remove(1);
    mv.visitMethodInsn(INVOKEINTERFACE, "java/util/List", "add", "(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z", true);
    mv.visitInsn(POP);
    Label l5 = new Label();
    mv.visitLabel(l5);
    mv.visitJumpInsn(GOTO, l2);
    mv.visitLabel(l3);
    mv.visitVarInsn(ALOAD, var);
    if (safe) {
      mv.visitLabel(exit);
    }
    controller.getOperandStack().push(make(ArrayList.class));
    controller.getCompileStack().removeVar(next);
    controller.getCompileStack().removeVar(it);
    controller.getCompileStack().removeVar(var);
  }