include/elf/

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / gdb / language.h

diff --git a/gdb/language.h b/gdb/language.h
index c92c57c536b96dea38ce1d3e04ebd22db19f5a1b..85826fd2307b1c5c9001ced104a94c0fd1d3aadf 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/language.h
+++ b/gdb/language.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* Source-language-related definitions for GDB.
 
    Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004,
-   2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Contributed by the Department of Computer Science at the State University
    of New York at Buffalo.
@@ -282,6 +282,14 @@ struct language_defn
        reference at the language level.  */
     int (*la_pass_by_reference) (struct type *type);
 
+    /* Obtain a string from the inferior, storing it in a newly allocated
+       buffer in BUFFER, which should be freed by the caller.  LENGTH will
+       hold the size in bytes of the string (only actual characters, excluding
+       an eventual terminating null character).  CHARSET will hold the encoding
+       used in the string.  */
+    void (*la_get_string) (struct value *value, gdb_byte **buffer, int *length,
+                         const char **charset);
+
     /* Add fields above this point, so the magic number is always last. */
     /* Magic number for compat checking */
 
@@ -380,6 +388,8 @@ extern enum language set_language (enum language);
                                 force_ellipses,options))
 #define LA_EMIT_CHAR(ch, stream, quoter) \
   (current_language->la_emitchar(ch, stream, quoter))
+#define LA_GET_STRING(value, buffer, length, encoding) \
+  (current_language->la_get_string(value, buffer, length, encoding))
 
 #define LA_PRINT_ARRAY_INDEX(index_value, stream, optins) \
   (current_language->la_print_array_index(index_value, stream, options))
@@ -489,4 +499,10 @@ int default_pass_by_reference (struct type *type);
 void default_print_typedef (struct type *type, struct symbol *new_symbol,
                            struct ui_file *stream);
 
+void default_get_string (struct value *value, gdb_byte **buffer, int *length,
+                        const char **charset);
+
+void c_get_string (struct value *value, gdb_byte **buffer, int *length,
+                  const char **charset);
+
 #endif /* defined (LANGUAGE_H) */