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[external/binutils.git] / gdb / typeprint.c

diff --git a/gdb/typeprint.c b/gdb/typeprint.c
index 678aaa1..f090231 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/typeprint.c
+++ b/gdb/typeprint.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "cp-abi.h"
 #include "typeprint.h"
 #include "gdb_string.h"
+#include "exceptions.h"
 #include "valprint.h"
 #include <errno.h>
 
@@ -78,6 +79,33 @@ type_print (struct type *type, char *varstring, struct ui_file *stream,
   LA_PRINT_TYPE (type, varstring, stream, show, 0);
 }
 
+/* Print TYPE to a string, returning it.  The caller is responsible for
+   freeing the string.  */
+
+char *
+type_to_string (struct type *type)
+{
+  char *s = NULL;
+  struct ui_file *stb;
+  struct cleanup *old_chain;
+  volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+
+  stb = mem_fileopen ();
+  old_chain = make_cleanup_ui_file_delete (stb);
+
+  TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
+    {
+      type_print (type, "", stb, -1);
+      s = ui_file_xstrdup (stb, NULL);
+    }
+  if (except.reason < 0)
+    s = NULL;
+
+  do_cleanups (old_chain);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
 /* Print type of EXP, or last thing in value history if EXP == NULL.
    show is passed to type_print.  */
 
@@ -207,7 +235,7 @@ print_type_scalar (struct type *type, LONGEST val, struct ui_file *stream)
       break;
 
     case TYPE_CODE_CHAR:
-      LA_PRINT_CHAR ((unsigned char) val, stream);
+      LA_PRINT_CHAR ((unsigned char) val, type, stream);
       break;
 
     case TYPE_CODE_BOOL: