+/* See c-lang.h. */
+
+bool
+c_is_string_type_p (struct type *type)
+{
+ type = check_typedef (type);
+ while (TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_REF)
+ {
+ type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type);
+ type = check_typedef (type);
+ }
+
+ switch (TYPE_CODE (type))
+ {
+ case TYPE_CODE_ARRAY:
+ {
+ /* See if target type looks like a string. */
+ struct type *array_target_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type);
+ return (TYPE_LENGTH (type) > 0
+ && TYPE_LENGTH (array_target_type) > 0
+ && c_textual_element_type (array_target_type, 0));
+ }
+ case TYPE_CODE_STRING:
+ return true;
+ case TYPE_CODE_PTR:
+ {
+ struct type *element_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type);
+ return c_textual_element_type (element_type, 0);
+ }
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+