diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index c6355ad93a..aea8fd9cf4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -155,17 +155,17 @@ pub:
 
 pub struct CallExpr {
 pub:
-// tok        token.Token
-	pos       token.Position
+// tok          token.Token
+	pos         token.Position
 mut:
-// func       Expr
-	name      string
-	args      []Expr
-	arg_types []table.Type
-	is_c      bool
-	muts      []bool
-	or_block  OrExpr
-	typ       table.Type
+// func         Expr
+	name        string
+	args        []Expr
+	arg_types   []table.Type
+	is_c        bool
+	muts        []bool
+	or_block    OrExpr
+	return_type table.Type
 }
 
 pub struct MethodCallExpr {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub:
 mut:
 	expr_type     table.Type // type of `user`
 	receiver_type table.Type // User
-	typ           table.Type
+	return_type   table.Type
 }
 
 pub struct Return {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 654ff5fc84..e2c6783860 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) call_expr(call_expr mut ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 	if !found {
 		c.error('unknown fn: $fn_name', call_expr.pos)
 	}
-	call_expr.typ = f.return_type
+	call_expr.return_type = f.return_type
 	if f.is_c || call_expr.is_c {
 		for expr in call_expr.args {
 			c.expr(expr)
@@ -255,57 +255,39 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) method_call_expr(method_call_expr mut ast.MethodCallExpr)
 	typ_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
 	name := method_call_expr.name
 	// println('method call $name $method_call_expr.pos.line_nr')
-	if typ_sym.kind == .array && name in ['filter', 'clone'] {
+	if typ_sym.kind == .array && name in ['filter', 'clone', 'repeat'] {
 		if name == 'filter' {
 			array_info := typ_sym.info as table.Array
-			elem_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(array_info.elem_type)
 			mut scope := c.file.scope.innermost(method_call_expr.pos.pos)
 			scope.override_var(ast.Var{
 				name: 'it'
 				typ: array_info.elem_type
 			})
 		}
-		if method := typ_sym.find_method(name) {
-			method_call_expr.typ = method.return_type
-			for i, arg_expr in method_call_expr.args {
-				c.expected_type = method.args[i].typ
-				c.expr(arg_expr)
-			}
+		else if name == 'repeat' {
+			c.expr(method_call_expr.args[0])
 		}
+		// need to return `array_xxx` instead of `array`
+		method_call_expr.return_type = typ
 		return typ
 	}
 	else if typ_sym.kind == .array && name in ['first', 'last'] {
 		info := typ_sym.info as table.Array
+		method_call_expr.return_type = info.elem_type
 		return info.elem_type
 	}
-	// repeat() returns `array`, need to return `array_xxx`
-	else if typ_sym.kind == .array && name in ['repeat'] {
-		c.expr(method_call_expr.args[0])
-		return typ
-	}
-	if method := typ_sym.find_method(name) {
+	if method := c.table.type_find_method(typ_sym, name) {
 		// if name == 'clone' {
 		// println('CLONE nr args=$method.args.len')
 		// }
-		method_call_expr.receiver_type = method.args[0].typ
 		for i, arg_expr in method_call_expr.args {
 			c.expected_type = method.args[i].typ
 			c.expr(arg_expr)
 		}
+		method_call_expr.receiver_type = method.args[0].typ
+		method_call_expr.return_type = method.return_type
 		return method.return_type
 	}
-	// check parent
-	if typ_sym.parent_idx != 0 {
-		parent := &c.table.types[typ_sym.parent_idx]
-		if method := parent.find_method(name) {
-			// println('got method $name, returning')
-			for i, arg_expr in method_call_expr.args {
-				c.expected_type = method.args[i].typ
-				c.expr(arg_expr)
-			}
-			return method.return_type
-		}
-	}
 	c.error('type `$typ_sym.name` has no method `$name`', method_call_expr.pos)
 	return table.void_type
 }
@@ -320,21 +302,14 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) selector_expr(selector_expr mut ast.SelectorExpr) table.T
 	// println('sel expr line_nr=$selector_expr.pos.line_nr typ=$selector_expr.expr_type')
 	typ_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
 	field_name := selector_expr.field
-	if field := typ_sym.find_field(field_name) {
-		return field.typ
-	}
 	// variadic
 	if table.type_is_variadic(typ) {
 		if field_name == 'len' {
 			return table.int_type
 		}
 	}
-	// check parent
-	if typ_sym.parent_idx != 0 {
-		parent := &c.table.types[typ_sym.parent_idx]
-		if field := parent.find_field(field_name) {
-			return field.typ
-		}
+	if field := c.table.struct_find_field(typ_sym, field_name) {
+		return field.typ
 	}
 	if typ_sym.kind != .struct_ {
 		c.error('`$typ_sym.name` is not a struct', selector_expr.pos)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 87f0c8af6f..1dfb4b6b7d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ fn (g mut Gen) gen_assign_stmt(assign_stmt ast.AssignStmt) {
 		mut return_type := table.void_type
 		match assign_stmt.right[0] {
 			ast.CallExpr {
-				return_type = it.typ
+				return_type = it.return_type
 			}
 			ast.MethodCallExpr {
-				return_type = it.typ
+				return_type = it.return_type
 			}
 			else {
 				panic('expected call')
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 0edf3396d5..07971e83b4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -142,16 +142,13 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() ast.FnDecl {
 	}
 	// Register
 	if is_method {
-		type_sym := p.table.get_type_symbol(rec_type)
+		mut type_sym := p.table.get_type_symbol(rec_type)
 		// p.warn('reg method $type_sym.name . $name ()')
-		ok := p.table.register_method(type_sym, table.Fn{
+		type_sym.register_method(table.Fn{
 			name: name
 			args: args
 			return_type: typ
 		})
-		if !ok {
-			p.error('expected Struct')
-		}
 	}
 	else {
 		if is_c {
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index f7cf5de05f..553ec2586d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -83,15 +83,8 @@ pub fn (t mut Table) register_fn(new_fn Fn) {
 	t.fns[new_fn.name] = new_fn
 }
 
-pub fn (t &Table) register_method(typ &TypeSymbol, new_fn Fn) bool {
-	// println('register method `$new_fn.name` type=$typ.name idx=$typ.idx')
-	// println('register method `$new_fn.name` type=$typ.name')
-	// TODO mut << bug
-	mut t1 := typ
-	mut methods := typ.methods
-	methods << new_fn
-	t1.methods = methods
-	return true
+pub fn (t mut TypeSymbol) register_method(new_fn Fn) {
+	t.methods << new_fn
 }
 
 pub fn (t &TypeSymbol) has_method(name string) bool {
@@ -131,37 +124,50 @@ pub fn (s &TypeSymbol) find_field(name string) ?Field {
 	return none
 }
 
+pub fn (t &Table) type_has_method(s &TypeSymbol, name string) bool {
+	// println('type_has_method($s.name, $name) types.len=$t.types.len s.parent_idx=$s.parent_idx')
+	if _ := t.type_find_method(s, name) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// search from current type up through each parent looking for method
+pub fn (t &Table) type_find_method(s &TypeSymbol, name string) ?Fn {
+	// println('type_find_method($s.name, $name) types.len=$t.types.len s.parent_idx=$s.parent_idx')
+	mut ts := s
+	for {
+		if method := ts.find_method(name) {
+			return method
+		}
+		if s.parent_idx == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		ts = &t.types[ts.parent_idx]
+	}
+	return none
+}
+
 pub fn (t &Table) struct_has_field(s &TypeSymbol, name string) bool {
-	if s.parent_idx != 0 {
-		parent := &t.types[s.parent_idx]
-		println('struct_has_field($s.name, $name) types.len=$t.types.len s.parent=$parent.name')
-	}
-	else {
-		println('struct_has_field($s.name, $name) types.len=$t.types.len s.parent=none')
-	}
+	// println('struct_has_field($s.name, $name) types.len=$t.types.len s.parent_idx=$s.parent_idx')
 	if _ := t.struct_find_field(s, name) {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
+// search from current type up through each parent looking for field
 pub fn (t &Table) struct_find_field(s &TypeSymbol, name string) ?Field {
-	if s.parent_idx != 0 {
-		parent := &t.types[s.parent_idx]
-		println('struct_find_field($s.name, $name) types.len=$t.types.len s.parent=$parent.name')
-	}
-	else {
-		println('struct_find_field($s.name, $name) types.len=$t.types.len s.parent=none')
-	}
-	if field := s.find_field(name) {
-		return field
-	}
-	if s.parent_idx != 0 {
-		parent := &t.types[s.parent_idx]
-		if field := parent.find_field(name) {
-			println('got parent $parent.name')
+	// println('struct_find_field($s.name, $name) types.len=$t.types.len s.parent_idx=$s.parent_idx')
+	mut ts := s
+	for {
+		if field := ts.find_field(name) {
 			return field
 		}
+		if s.parent_idx == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		ts = &t.types[ts.parent_idx]
 	}
 	return none
 }