Re: RFA: document Value.__init__

Tom Tromey
2010-09-21T21:56:32Z

Eli> OK, but the long list of conversions in the first paragraph could use
Eli> a @table, I think.

How about this?

Tom

2010-09-21 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>

* gdb.texinfo (Values From Inferior): Mention Value.__init__.

Index: gdb.texinfo
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
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diff -u -r1.764 gdb.texinfo
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@@ -20774,6 +20774,41 @@
The following methods are provided:

@table @code
+@defmethod Value __init__ @var{val}
+Many Python values can be converted directly to a @code{gdb.Value} via
+this object initializer. Specifically:
+
+@table @asis
+@item Python boolean
+A Python boolean is converted to the boolean type from the current
+language.
+
+@item Python integer
+A Python integer is converted to the C @code{long} type for the
+current architecture.
+
+@item Python long
+A Python long is converted to the C @code{long long} type for the
+current architecture.
+
+@item Python float
+A Python float is converted to the C @code{double} type for the
+current architecture.
+
+@item Python string
+A Python string is converted to a target string, using the current
+target encoding.
+
+@item @code{gdb.Value}
+If @code{val} is a @code{gdb.Value}, then a copy of the value is made.
+
+@item @code{gdb.LazyString}
+If @code{val} is a @code{gdb.LazyString} (@pxref{Lazy Strings In
+Python}), then the lazy string's @code{value} method is called, and
+its result is used.
+@end table
+@end defmethod
+
@defmethod Value cast type
Return a new instance of @code{gdb.Value} that is the result of
casting this instance to the type described by @var{type}, which must