Sorry for double posting, I missed attaching the patch with the previous post. 2013-12-08 Siva Chandra Reddy PR 16113: Allow gdb.Field objects with the subscript operator on gdb.Value objects of struct/class values. * NEWS (Python Scripting): Add entry for the new feature. * python/py-type.c (gdbpy_is_field): New function * python/py-value.c (valpy_getitem): Allow subscript value to be a gdb.Field object. (value_has_field): New function (get_field_flag): New function * python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_is_field): Add declaration. testsuite/ * gdb.python/py-value-cc.cc: Improve test case. * gdb.python/py-value-cc.exp: Add new tests. doc/ * gdb.texinfo (Values From Inferior): Add a note about using gdb.Field objects as subscripts on gdb.Value objects. On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Siva Chandra wrote: > Hi, > > The attached patch addresses the marked PR. The doc and NEWS changes > are incomplete as it depends on whether the route I have taken in this > patch is acceptable. I will fill them after I get (dis/)approval. > Other changes to the doc and NEWS are present. > > 2013-12-08 Siva Chandra Reddy > > PR 16113: Allow gdb.Field objects with the subscript operator on > gdb.Value objects of struct/class values. > * NEWS (Python Scripting): Add entry for the new feature. > * python/py-type.c (gdbpy_is_field): New function > * python/py-value.c (valpy_getitem): Allow subscript value to be > a gdb.Field object. > (value_has_field): New function > (get_field_flag): New function > * python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_is_field): Add declaration. > > testsuite/ > * gdb.python/py-value-cc.cc: Improve test case. > * gdb.python/py-value-cc.exp: Add new tests. > > doc/ > * gdb.texinfo (Values From Inferior): Add a note about using > gdb.Field objects as subscripts on gdb.Value objects.