Re: [patch][doc] PR python/10781

Tom Tromey
2009-10-16T18:49:21Z

Eli> Then how about "Cast an instance of @code{gdb.Value} ..."?

Maybe "this instance".
It is not any instance.

>> I think it is generally preferable to name parameters according to their
>> use.

Eli> No, they should be named according to their essence, i.e. what they
Eli> are.

It must be a type -- an instance of gdb.Type.

>> gdb.Type represents a type in the inferior.

Eli> Sorry, I still don't understand.

gdb.Type is a class. An instance of this class represents a type in the
user's program. It is a representation because it is not actually the
type, but a way of describing the type.

Tom