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diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi index 90214f2..9a76813 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/python.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi @@ -1125,6 +1125,9 @@ Ordinarily, this function will return an instance of @code{gdb.Type}. If the named type cannot be found, it will throw an exception. @end defun +Integer types can be found without looking them up by name. +@xref{Architectures In Python}, for the @code{integer_type} method. + If the type is a structure or class type, or an enum type, the fields of that type can be accessed using the Python @dfn{dictionary syntax}. For example, if @code{some_type} is a @code{gdb.Type} instance holding @@ -5883,6 +5886,21 @@ instruction in bytes. @end table @end defun +@findex Architecture.integer_type +@defun Architecture.integer_type (size @r{[}, signed@r{]}) +This function looks up an integer type by its @var{size}, and +optionally whether or not it is signed. + +@var{size} is the size, in bits, of the desired integer type. Only +certain sizes are currently supported: 0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 64, and 128. + +If @var{signed} is not specified, it defaults to @code{True}. If +@var{signed} is @code{False}, the returned type will be unsigned. + +If the indicated type cannot be found, this function will throw a +@code{ValueError} exception. +@end defun + @anchor{gdbpy_architecture_registers} @defun Architecture.registers (@r{[} @var{reggroup} @r{]}) Return a @code{gdb.RegisterDescriptorIterator} (@pxref{Registers In |