fix: Implement auto-dereferencing when calling methods #2581
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Description
Problem*
Resolves #2560
Summary*
We had auto-dereferencing before for field access
a.b
, but since method callsa.b()
are a different form, these were missed. I've added support for these and a small test for them.Documentation
This PR requires documentation updates when merged.
Additional Context
PR Checklist*
cargo fmt
on default settings.