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authorTom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com>2023-07-18 08:38:56 -0600
committerTom Tromey <tromey@adacore.com>2023-07-21 12:04:00 -0600
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Document array indexing for Python gdb.Value
I noticed that the documentation for gdb.Value doesn't mention array indexing. Approved-By: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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@@ -812,6 +812,13 @@ structure, then @code{bar} can also be accessed as follows:
bar = some_val[foo_field]
@end smallexample
+If a @code{gdb.Value} has array or pointer type, an integer index can
+be used to access elements.
+
+@smallexample
+result = some_array[23]
+@end smallexample
+
A @code{gdb.Value} that represents a function can be executed via
inferior function call. Any arguments provided to the call must match
the function's prototype, and must be provided in the order specified