* NEWS: Mention new "type" attribute of python gdb.Symbol objects.

	* python/py-symbol.c (sympy_get_type): New function.
	(symbol_object_getset): Add "type".

	doc/
	* gdb.texinfo (Symbols In Python): Document symbol.type.

	testsuite/
	* gdb.python/py-symbol.exp: Add test for symbol.type.

7 files changed, 45 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 6443182..da7777e 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-08-12  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	* NEWS: Mention new "type" attribute of python gdb.Symbol objects.
+	* python/py-symbol.c (sympy_get_type): New function.
+	(symbol_object_getset): Add "type".
+
 2011-08-12  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
 
 	PR tui/13073
diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index da55850..374b662 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     'data-directory'/python/gdb/function are now automatically loaded
      on GDB start-up.
 
+  ** Symbols now provide the "type" attribute, the type of the symbol.
+
 * libthread-db-search-path now supports two special values: $sdir and $pdir.
   $sdir specifies the default system locations of shared libraries.
   $pdir specifies the directory where the libpthread used by the application
diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index dbef2b1..f9baf48 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-08-12  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	* gdb.texinfo (Symbols In Python): Document symbol.type.
+
 2011-08-09  Phil Muldoon  <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdb.texinfo (Python): Document command and function
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 9a0c8db..3157ccb 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -23198,6 +23198,12 @@ is not found.
 A @code{gdb.Symbol} object has the following attributes:
 
 @table @code
+@defivar Symbol type
+The type of the symbol or @code{None} if no type is recorded.
+This attribute is represented as a @code{gdb.Type} object.
+@xref{Types In Python}.  This attribute is not writable.
+@end defivar
+
 @defivar Symbol symtab
 The symbol table in which the symbol appears.  This attribute is
 represented as a @code{gdb.Symtab} object.  @xref{Symbol Tables In
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-symbol.c b/gdb/python/py-symbol.c
index 046d78c..8a8510e 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-symbol.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-symbol.c
@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@ sympy_str (PyObject *self)
 }
 
 static PyObject *
+sympy_get_type (PyObject *self, void *closure)
+{
+  struct symbol *symbol = NULL;
+
+  SYMPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, symbol);
+
+  if (SYMBOL_TYPE (symbol) == NULL)
+    {
+      Py_INCREF (Py_None);
+      return Py_None;
+    }
+
+  return type_to_type_object (SYMBOL_TYPE (symbol));
+}
+
+static PyObject *
 sympy_get_symtab (PyObject *self, void *closure)
 {
   struct symbol *symbol = NULL;
@@ -412,6 +428,8 @@ gdbpy_initialize_symbols (void)
 
 
 static PyGetSetDef symbol_object_getset[] = {
+  { "type", sympy_get_type, NULL,
+    "Type of the symbol.", NULL },
   { "symtab", sympy_get_symtab, NULL,
     "Symbol table in which the symbol appears.", NULL },
   { "name", sympy_get_name, NULL,
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 6fa8048..2870aa2 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-08-12  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	* gdb.python/py-symbol.exp: Add test for symbol.type.
+
 2011-08-12  Ulrich Weigand  <ulrich.weigand@linaro.org>
 
 	* gdb.threads/pthreads.exp: Enable on non-native configurations.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp
index 09d6bf0..76fceca 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-symbol.exp
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ gdb_test "python print t\[0\].is_constant" "True" "Test t.is_constant"
 gdb_test "python print t\[0\].is_argument" "False" "Test t.is_argument"
 gdb_test "python print t\[0\].is_function" "False" "Test t.is_function"
 gdb_test "python print t\[0\].addr_class == gdb.SYMBOL_LOC_CONST" "True" "Test t.addr_class"
+
+# Test type attribute.
+gdb_test "python print t\[0\].type" "enum tag" "Get type"
+
+# Test symtab attribute.
 gdb_test "python print t\[0\].symtab" "gdb.python/py-symbol.c.*" "Get symtab"
 
 # C++ tests