Index: src/SynTree/Expression.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Expression.cc	(revision 10e90cbfae38eadd2a8280da88fb0696174ffdda)
+++ src/SynTree/Expression.cc	(revision e4d829bf54d5191b9e826c8c7fc40b7c7c7bc768)
@@ -92,5 +92,4 @@
 
 	Declaration *decl = get_var();
-	// if ( decl != 0) decl->print(os, indent + 2);
 	if ( decl != 0) decl->printShort(os, indent + 2);
 	os << std::endl;
@@ -670,4 +669,46 @@
 }
 
+InitAlternative::InitAlternative( Type * type, Designation * designation ) : type( type ), designation( designation ) {}
+InitAlternative::InitAlternative( const InitAlternative & other ) : type( maybeClone( other.type ) ), designation( maybeClone( other.designation ) ) {}
+InitAlternative::~InitAlternative() {
+	delete type;
+	delete designation;
+}
+
+UntypedInitExpr::UntypedInitExpr( Expression * expr, const std::list<InitAlternative> & initAlts ) : expr( expr ), initAlts( initAlts ) {}
+UntypedInitExpr::UntypedInitExpr( const UntypedInitExpr & other ) : Expression( other ), expr( maybeClone( other.expr ) ), initAlts( other.initAlts ) {}
+UntypedInitExpr::~UntypedInitExpr() {
+	delete expr;
+}
+
+void UntypedInitExpr::print( std::ostream & os, int indent ) const {
+	os << "Untyped Init Expression" << std::endl << std::string( indent+2, ' ' );
+	expr->print( os, indent+2 );
+	if ( ! initAlts.empty() ) {
+		for ( const InitAlternative & alt : initAlts ) {
+			os << std::string( indent+2, ' ' ) <<  "InitAlternative: ";
+			alt.type->print( os, indent+2 );
+			alt.designation->print( os, indent+2 );
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+InitExpr::InitExpr( Expression * expr, Type * type, Designation * designation ) : expr( expr ), designation( designation ) {
+	set_result( type );
+}
+InitExpr::InitExpr( const InitExpr & other ) : Expression( other ), expr( maybeClone( other.expr ) ), designation( maybeClone( other.designation) ) {}
+InitExpr::~InitExpr() {
+	delete expr;
+	delete designation;
+}
+
+void InitExpr::print( std::ostream & os, int indent ) const {
+	os << "Init Expression" << std::endl << std::string( indent+2, ' ' );
+	expr->print( os, indent+2 );
+	os << std::string( indent+2, ' ' ) << "with designation: ";
+	designation->print( os, indent+2 );
+}
+
+
 std::ostream & operator<<( std::ostream & out, const Expression * expr ) {
 	if ( expr ) {
Index: src/SynTree/Expression.h
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Expression.h	(revision 10e90cbfae38eadd2a8280da88fb0696174ffdda)
+++ src/SynTree/Expression.h	(revision e4d829bf54d5191b9e826c8c7fc40b7c7c7bc768)
@@ -781,4 +781,56 @@
 };
 
+struct InitAlternative {
+public:
+	Type * type = nullptr;
+	Designation * designation = nullptr;
+	InitAlternative( Type * type, Designation * designation );
+	InitAlternative( const InitAlternative & other );
+	InitAlternative & operator=( const Initializer & other ) = delete; // at the moment this isn't used, and I don't want to implement it
+	~InitAlternative();
+};
+
+class UntypedInitExpr : public Expression {
+public:
+	UntypedInitExpr( Expression * expr, const std::list<InitAlternative> & initAlts );
+	UntypedInitExpr( const UntypedInitExpr & other );
+	~UntypedInitExpr();
+
+	Expression * get_expr() const { return expr; }
+	UntypedInitExpr * set_expr( Expression * newValue ) { expr = newValue; return this; }
+
+	std::list<InitAlternative> & get_initAlts() { return initAlts; }
+
+	virtual UntypedInitExpr * clone() const { return new UntypedInitExpr( * this ); }
+	virtual void accept( Visitor & v ) { v.visit( this ); }
+	virtual Expression * acceptMutator( Mutator & m ) { return m.mutate( this ); }
+	virtual void print( std::ostream & os, int indent = 0 ) const;
+private:
+	Expression * expr;
+	std::list<InitAlternative> initAlts;
+};
+
+class InitExpr : public Expression {
+public:
+	InitExpr( Expression * expr, Type * type, Designation * designation );
+	InitExpr( const InitExpr & other );
+	~InitExpr();
+
+	Expression * get_expr() const { return expr; }
+	InitExpr * set_expr( Expression * newValue ) { expr = newValue; return this; }
+
+	Designation * get_designation() const { return designation; }
+	InitExpr * set_designation( Designation * newValue ) { designation = newValue; return this; }
+
+	virtual InitExpr * clone() const { return new InitExpr( * this ); }
+	virtual void accept( Visitor & v ) { v.visit( this ); }
+	virtual Expression * acceptMutator( Mutator & m ) { return m.mutate( this ); }
+	virtual void print( std::ostream & os, int indent = 0 ) const;
+private:
+	Expression * expr;
+	Designation * designation;
+};
+
+
 std::ostream & operator<<( std::ostream & out, const Expression * expr );
 
Index: src/SynTree/Initializer.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Initializer.cc	(revision 10e90cbfae38eadd2a8280da88fb0696174ffdda)
+++ src/SynTree/Initializer.cc	(revision e4d829bf54d5191b9e826c8c7fc40b7c7c7bc768)
@@ -19,75 +19,75 @@
 #include "Common/utility.h"
 
+Designation::Designation( const std::list< Expression * > & designators ) : designators( designators ) {}
+Designation::Designation( const Designation & other ) : BaseSyntaxNode( other ) {
+	// std::cerr << "cloning designation" << std::endl;
+	cloneAll( other.designators, designators );
+	// std::cerr << "finished cloning designation" << std::endl;
+}
+
+Designation::~Designation() {
+	// std::cerr << "destroying designation" << std::endl;
+	deleteAll( designators );
+	// std::cerr << "finished destroying designation" << std::endl;
+}
+
+void Designation::print( std::ostream &os, int indent ) const {
+	if ( ! designators.empty() ) {
+		os << std::string(indent + 2, ' ' ) << "designated by: " << std::endl;
+		for ( std::list < Expression * >::const_iterator i = designators.begin(); i != designators.end(); i++ ) {
+			os << std::string(indent + 4, ' ' );
+			( *i )->print(os, indent + 4 );
+		}
+		os << std::endl;
+	} // if
+}
+
+
 Initializer::Initializer( bool maybeConstructed ) : maybeConstructed( maybeConstructed ) {}
 Initializer::Initializer( const Initializer & other ) : BaseSyntaxNode( other ), maybeConstructed( other.maybeConstructed ) {
 }
-
-
 Initializer::~Initializer() {}
 
-std::string Initializer::designator_name( Expression *des ) {
-	if ( NameExpr *n = dynamic_cast<NameExpr *>(des) )
-		return n->get_name();
-	else
-		throw 0;
-}
-
-void Initializer::print( std::ostream &os, int indent ) {}
-
-SingleInit::SingleInit( Expression *v, const std::list< Expression *> &_designators, bool maybeConstructed ) : Initializer( maybeConstructed ), value ( v ), designators( _designators ) {
+SingleInit::SingleInit( Expression *v, bool maybeConstructed ) : Initializer( maybeConstructed ), value ( v ) {
 }
 
 SingleInit::SingleInit( const SingleInit &other ) : Initializer(other), value ( maybeClone( other.value ) ) {
-	cloneAll(other.designators, designators );
 }
 
 SingleInit::~SingleInit() {
 	delete value;
-	deleteAll(designators);
 }
 
-void SingleInit::print( std::ostream &os, int indent ) {
-	os << std::endl << std::string(indent, ' ' ) << "Simple Initializer: " << std::endl;
+void SingleInit::print( std::ostream &os, int indent ) const {
+	os << std::string(indent, ' ' ) << "Simple Initializer: " << std::endl;
 	os << std::string(indent+4, ' ' );
 	value->print( os, indent+4 );
-
-	if ( ! designators.empty() ) {
-		os << std::endl << std::string(indent + 2, ' ' ) << "designated by: " << std::endl;
-		for ( std::list < Expression * >::iterator i = designators.begin(); i != designators.end(); i++ ) {
-			os << std::string(indent + 4, ' ' );
-			( *i )->print(os, indent + 4 );
-		}
-	} // if
 }
 
-ListInit::ListInit( const std::list<Initializer*> &_initializers, const std::list<Expression *> &_designators, bool maybeConstructed )
-	: Initializer( maybeConstructed ), initializers( _initializers ), designators( _designators ) {
+
+ListInit::ListInit( const std::list<Initializer*> &initializers, const std::list<Designation *> &designations, bool maybeConstructed )
+	: Initializer( maybeConstructed ), initializers( initializers ), designations( designations ) {
 }
 
 ListInit::ListInit( const ListInit & other ) : Initializer( other ) {
 	cloneAll( other.initializers, initializers );
-	cloneAll( other.designators, designators );
+	cloneAll( other.designations, designations );
 }
-
 
 ListInit::~ListInit() {
 	deleteAll( initializers );
-	deleteAll( designators );
+	deleteAll( designations );
 }
 
-void ListInit::print( std::ostream &os, int indent ) {
-	os << std::endl << std::string(indent, ' ') << "Compound initializer:  ";
-	if ( ! designators.empty() ) {
-		os << std::string(indent + 2, ' ' ) << "designated by: [";
-		for ( std::list < Expression * >::iterator i = designators.begin();
-			  i != designators.end(); i++ ) {
-			( *i )->print(os, indent + 4 );
-		} // for
+void ListInit::print( std::ostream &os, int indent ) const {
+	os << std::string(indent, ' ') << "Compound initializer:  " << std::endl;
+	for ( Designation * d : designations ) {
+		d->print( os, indent + 2 );
+	}
 
-		os << std::string(indent + 2, ' ' ) << "]";
-	} // if
-
-	for ( std::list<Initializer *>::iterator i = initializers.begin(); i != initializers.end(); i++ )
-		(*i)->print( os, indent + 2 );
+	for ( const Initializer * init : initializers ) {
+		init->print( os, indent + 2 );
+		os << std::endl;
+	}
 }
 
@@ -103,5 +103,5 @@
 }
 
-void ConstructorInit::print( std::ostream &os, int indent ) {
+void ConstructorInit::print( std::ostream &os, int indent ) const {
 	os << std::endl << std::string(indent, ' ') << "Constructor initializer: " << std::endl;
 	if ( ctor ) {
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@
 }
 
-std::ostream & operator<<( std::ostream & out, Initializer * init ) {
-	init->print( out );
+std::ostream & operator<<( std::ostream & out, const Initializer * init ) {
+	if ( init ) {
+		init->print( out );
+	} else {
+		out << "nullptr";
+	}
+	return out;
+}
+
+std::ostream & operator<<( std::ostream & out, const Designation * des ) {
+	if ( des ) {
+		des->print( out );
+	} else {
+		out << "nullptr";
+	}
 	return out;
 }
Index: src/SynTree/Initializer.h
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Initializer.h	(revision 10e90cbfae38eadd2a8280da88fb0696174ffdda)
+++ src/SynTree/Initializer.h	(revision e4d829bf54d5191b9e826c8c7fc40b7c7c7bc768)
@@ -25,26 +25,29 @@
 #include "Visitor.h"
 
-const std::list<Expression*> noDesignators;
+// Designation: list of designator (NameExpr, VariableExpr, and ConstantExpr) expressions that specify an object being initialized.
+class Designation : public BaseSyntaxNode {
+public:
+	Designation( const std::list< Expression * > & designators );
+	Designation( const Designation & other );
+	virtual ~Designation();
+
+	std::list< Expression * > & get_designators() { return designators; }
+
+	virtual Designation * clone() const { return new Designation( *this ); };
+	virtual void accept( Visitor &v ) { v.visit( this ); }
+	virtual Designation * acceptMutator( Mutator &m ) { return m.mutate( this ); }
+	virtual void print( std::ostream &os, int indent = 0 ) const;
+private:
+	std::list< Expression * > designators;
+};
+
+const std::list<Designation *> noDesignators;
 
 // Initializer: base class for object initializers (provide default values)
 class Initializer : public BaseSyntaxNode {
   public:
-	//	Initializer( std::string _name = std::string(""), int _pos = 0 );
 	Initializer( bool maybeConstructed );
 	Initializer( const Initializer & other );
 	virtual ~Initializer();
-
-	static std::string designator_name( Expression *designator );
-
-	//	void set_name( std::string newValue ) { name = newValue; }
-	//	std::string get_name() const { return name; }
-
-	//	void set_pos( int newValue ) { pos = newValue; }
-	//	int get_pos() const { return pos; }
-	virtual void set_designators( std::list<Expression *> & ) { assert(false); }
-	virtual std::list<Expression *> &get_designators() {
-		assert(false);
-		std::list<Expression *> *ret = 0; return *ret;	// never reached
-	}
 
 	bool get_maybeConstructed() { return maybeConstructed; }
@@ -53,8 +56,6 @@
 	virtual void accept( Visitor &v ) = 0;
 	virtual Initializer *acceptMutator( Mutator &m ) = 0;
-	virtual void print( std::ostream &os, int indent = 0 );
+	virtual void print( std::ostream &os, int indent = 0 ) const = 0;
   private:
-	//	std::string name;
-	//	int pos;
 	bool maybeConstructed;
 };
@@ -63,5 +64,5 @@
 class SingleInit : public Initializer {
   public:
-	SingleInit( Expression *value, const std::list< Expression *> &designators = std::list< Expression * >(), bool maybeConstructed = false );
+	SingleInit( Expression *value, bool maybeConstructed = false );
 	SingleInit( const SingleInit &other );
 	virtual ~SingleInit();
@@ -70,15 +71,11 @@
 	void set_value( Expression *newValue ) { value = newValue; }
 
-	std::list<Expression *> &get_designators() { return designators; }
-	void set_designators( std::list<Expression *> &newValue ) { designators = newValue; }
-
 	virtual SingleInit *clone() const { return new SingleInit( *this); }
 	virtual void accept( Visitor &v ) { v.visit( this ); }
 	virtual Initializer *acceptMutator( Mutator &m ) { return m.mutate( this ); }
-	virtual void print( std::ostream &os, int indent = 0 );
+	virtual void print( std::ostream &os, int indent = 0 ) const;
   private:
 	//Constant *value;
 	Expression *value;	// has to be a compile-time constant
-	std::list< Expression * > designators;
 };
 
@@ -88,24 +85,25 @@
   public:
 	ListInit( const std::list<Initializer*> &initializers,
-			  const std::list<Expression *> &designators = std::list< Expression * >(), bool maybeConstructed = false );
+			  const std::list<Designation *> &designators = {}, bool maybeConstructed = false );
 	ListInit( const ListInit & other );
 	virtual ~ListInit();
 
-	void set_designators( std::list<Expression *> &newValue ) { designators = newValue; }
-	std::list<Expression *> &get_designators() { return designators; }
-	void set_initializers( std::list<Initializer*> &newValue ) { initializers = newValue; }
-	std::list<Initializer*> &get_initializers() { return initializers; }
+	std::list<Designation *> & get_designations() { return designations; }
+	std::list<Initializer *> & get_initializers() { return initializers; }
 
 	typedef std::list<Initializer*>::iterator iterator;
+	typedef std::list<Initializer*>::const_iterator const_iterator;
 	iterator begin() { return initializers.begin(); }
 	iterator end() { return initializers.end(); }
+	const_iterator begin() const { return initializers.begin(); }
+	const_iterator end() const { return initializers.end(); }
 
 	virtual ListInit *clone() const { return new ListInit( *this ); }
 	virtual void accept( Visitor &v ) { v.visit( this ); }
 	virtual Initializer *acceptMutator( Mutator &m ) { return m.mutate( this ); }
-	virtual void print( std::ostream &os, int indent = 0 );
+	virtual void print( std::ostream &os, int indent = 0 ) const;
   private:
-	std::list<Initializer*> initializers;  // order *is* important
-	std::list<Expression *> designators;
+	std::list<Initializer *> initializers;  // order *is* important
+	std::list<Designation *> designations;  // order/length is consistent with initializers
 };
 
@@ -130,5 +128,5 @@
 	virtual void accept( Visitor &v ) { v.visit( this ); }
 	virtual Initializer *acceptMutator( Mutator &m ) { return m.mutate( this ); }
-	virtual void print( std::ostream &os, int indent = 0 );
+	virtual void print( std::ostream &os, int indent = 0 ) const;
 
   private:
@@ -140,5 +138,6 @@
 };
 
-std::ostream & operator<<( std::ostream & out, Initializer * init );
+std::ostream & operator<<( std::ostream & out, const Initializer * init );
+std::ostream & operator<<( std::ostream & out, const Designation * des );
 
 #endif // INITIALIZER_H
Index: src/SynTree/Mutator.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Mutator.cc	(revision 10e90cbfae38eadd2a8280da88fb0696174ffdda)
+++ src/SynTree/Mutator.cc	(revision e4d829bf54d5191b9e826c8c7fc40b7c7c7bc768)
@@ -439,4 +439,20 @@
 }
 
+Expression *Mutator::mutate( UntypedInitExpr * initExpr ) {
+	initExpr->set_env( maybeMutate( initExpr->get_env(), *this ) );
+	initExpr->set_result( maybeMutate( initExpr->get_result(), *this ) );
+	initExpr->set_expr( maybeMutate( initExpr->get_expr(), *this ) );
+	// not currently mutating initAlts, but this doesn't matter since this node is only used in the resolver.
+	return initExpr;
+}
+
+Expression *Mutator::mutate( InitExpr * initExpr ) {
+	initExpr->set_env( maybeMutate( initExpr->get_env(), *this ) );
+	initExpr->set_result( maybeMutate( initExpr->get_result(), *this ) );
+	initExpr->set_expr( maybeMutate( initExpr->get_expr(), *this ) );
+	initExpr->set_designation( maybeMutate( initExpr->get_designation(), *this ) );
+	return initExpr;
+}
+
 
 Type *Mutator::mutate( VoidType *voidType ) {
@@ -541,4 +557,9 @@
 
 
+Designation *Mutator::mutate( Designation * designation ) {
+	mutateAll( designation->get_designators(), *this );
+	return designation;
+}
+
 Initializer *Mutator::mutate( SingleInit *singleInit ) {
 	singleInit->set_value( singleInit->get_value()->acceptMutator( *this ) );
@@ -547,5 +568,5 @@
 
 Initializer *Mutator::mutate( ListInit *listInit ) {
-	mutateAll( listInit->get_designators(), *this );
+	mutateAll( listInit->get_designations(), *this );
 	mutateAll( listInit->get_initializers(), *this );
 	return listInit;
Index: src/SynTree/Mutator.h
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Mutator.h	(revision 10e90cbfae38eadd2a8280da88fb0696174ffdda)
+++ src/SynTree/Mutator.h	(revision e4d829bf54d5191b9e826c8c7fc40b7c7c7bc768)
@@ -86,4 +86,6 @@
 	virtual Expression* mutate( StmtExpr * stmtExpr );
 	virtual Expression* mutate( UniqueExpr * uniqueExpr );
+	virtual Expression* mutate( UntypedInitExpr * initExpr );
+	virtual Expression* mutate( InitExpr * initExpr );
 
 	virtual Type* mutate( VoidType *basicType );
@@ -104,4 +106,5 @@
 	virtual Type* mutate( OneType *oneType );
 
+	virtual Designation* mutate( Designation *designation );
 	virtual Initializer* mutate( SingleInit *singleInit );
 	virtual Initializer* mutate( ListInit *listInit );
Index: src/SynTree/SynTree.h
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/SynTree.h	(revision 10e90cbfae38eadd2a8280da88fb0696174ffdda)
+++ src/SynTree/SynTree.h	(revision e4d829bf54d5191b9e826c8c7fc40b7c7c7bc768)
@@ -93,4 +93,6 @@
 class StmtExpr;
 class UniqueExpr;
+class UntypedInitExpr;
+class InitExpr;
 
 class Type;
@@ -113,4 +115,5 @@
 class OneType;
 
+class Designation;
 class Initializer;
 class SingleInit;
Index: src/SynTree/Visitor.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Visitor.cc	(revision 10e90cbfae38eadd2a8280da88fb0696174ffdda)
+++ src/SynTree/Visitor.cc	(revision e4d829bf54d5191b9e826c8c7fc40b7c7c7bc768)
@@ -344,4 +344,16 @@
 }
 
+void Visitor::visit( UntypedInitExpr * initExpr ) {
+	maybeAccept( initExpr->get_result(), *this );
+	maybeAccept( initExpr->get_expr(), *this );
+	// not currently visiting initAlts, but this doesn't matter since this node is only used in the resolver.
+}
+
+void Visitor::visit( InitExpr * initExpr ) {
+	maybeAccept( initExpr->get_result(), *this );
+	maybeAccept( initExpr->get_expr(), *this );
+	maybeAccept( initExpr->get_designation(), *this );
+}
+
 
 void Visitor::visit( VoidType *voidType ) {
@@ -428,4 +440,7 @@
 }
 
+void Visitor::visit( Designation * designation ) {
+	acceptAll( designation->get_designators(), *this );
+}
 
 void Visitor::visit( SingleInit *singleInit ) {
@@ -434,5 +449,5 @@
 
 void Visitor::visit( ListInit *listInit ) {
-	acceptAll( listInit->get_designators(), *this );
+	acceptAll( listInit->get_designations(), *this );
 	acceptAll( listInit->get_initializers(), *this );
 }
Index: src/SynTree/Visitor.h
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Visitor.h	(revision 10e90cbfae38eadd2a8280da88fb0696174ffdda)
+++ src/SynTree/Visitor.h	(revision e4d829bf54d5191b9e826c8c7fc40b7c7c7bc768)
@@ -89,4 +89,6 @@
 	virtual void visit( StmtExpr * stmtExpr );
 	virtual void visit( UniqueExpr * uniqueExpr );
+	virtual void visit( UntypedInitExpr * initExpr );
+	virtual void visit( InitExpr * initExpr );
 
 	virtual void visit( VoidType *basicType );
@@ -107,4 +109,5 @@
 	virtual void visit( OneType *oneType );
 
+	virtual void visit( Designation *designation );
 	virtual void visit( SingleInit *singleInit );
 	virtual void visit( ListInit *listInit );
@@ -163,5 +166,5 @@
 			} // if
 		} catch( SemanticError &e ) {
-			e.set_location( (*i)->location );			
+			e.set_location( (*i)->location );
 			errors.append( e );
 		} // try
