* lib/mi-support.exp (mi_create_varobj_checked): New.

	(mi_list_varobj_children): Allow to check for a
	value.
	(mi_list_array_varobj_children): New.

	* gdb.mi/mi-var-child.exp: Use mi_create_varobj
	and mi_list_varobj_children, as opposed to hardcoding
	expected strings.
	* gdb.mi/gdb701.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.mi/gdb792.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.mi/mi-var-block.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.mi/mi-var-cmd.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.mi/mi-var-invalidate.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.mi/mi2-var-block.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.mi/mi2-var-child.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.mi/mi2-var-cmd.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.mi/mi2-var-display.exp: Likewise.

1 files changed, 247 insertions, 290 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-child.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-child.exp
index bdb7a1a..29aaf7d 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-child.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-child.exp
@@ -54,17 +54,28 @@ mi_continue_to_line $line_dlt_first_real "step to real start of do_children_test
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.2
 # Desc: create variable "struct_declarations"
-mi_gdb_test "-var-create struct_declarations * struct_declarations" \
-	"\\^done,name=\"struct_declarations\",numchild=\"11\",value=\"{...}\",type=\"struct _struct_decl\"" \
+mi_create_varobj "struct_declarations" "struct_declarations" \
 	"create local variable struct_declarations"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.3
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations
 # STABS doesn't give us argument types for the func ptr structs, but
 # Dwarf 2 does.
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"11\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.integer\",exp=\"integer\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.character\",exp=\"character\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child={name=\"struct_declarations.char_ptr\",exp=\"char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_int\",exp=\"long_int\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"int \\*\\*\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array\",exp=\"long_array\",numchild=\"12\",type=\"long int \\\[12\\\]\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.func_ptr\",exp=\"func_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"void \\(\\*\\)\\((void)?\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.func_ptr_struct\",exp=\"func_ptr_struct\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"struct _struct_decl \\(\\*\\)\\((int, char \\*, long int)?\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"func_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"struct _struct_decl \\*\\(\\*\\)\\((int, char \\*, long int)?\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.u1\",exp=\"u1\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"union \{\\.\\.\\.\}\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2\",exp=\"s2\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct \{\\.\\.\\.\}\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations"
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations" {
+    {struct_declarations.integer integer 0 int}
+    {struct_declarations.character character 0 char}
+    {struct_declarations.char_ptr char_ptr 1 "char \\*"}
+    {struct_declarations.long_int long_int 0 "long int"}
+    {struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr int_ptr_ptr 1 "int \\*\\*"}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array long_array 12 "long int \\[12\\]"}
+    {struct_declarations.func_ptr func_ptr 0 "void \\(\\*\\)\\((void)?\\)"}
+    {struct_declarations.func_ptr_struct func_ptr_struct 0 \
+         "struct _struct_decl \\(\\*\\)(\\(int, char \\*, long int\\))?"}
+    {struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr func_ptr_ptr 0 \
+        "struct _struct_decl \\*\\(\\*\\)\\((int, char \\*, long int)?\\)"}
+    {struct_declarations.u1 u1 4 "union \\{\\.\\.\\.\\}"}
+    {struct_declarations.s2 s2 4 "struct \\{\\.\\.\\.\\}"}
+} "get children of struct_declarations"
 
 #gdbtk_test c_variable-4.3 {children of struct_declarations} {
 #  get_children  struct_declarations
@@ -78,9 +89,8 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.5
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.integer
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.integer" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.integer"
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.integer" {} \
+    "get children of struct_declarations.integer"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.6
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.integer
@@ -90,8 +100,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.integer" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.7
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.character
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.character" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.character" {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.character"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.8
@@ -102,9 +111,9 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.character" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.9
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.char_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.char_ptr.\\*char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*char_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.char_ptr" {
+    {{struct_declarations.char_ptr.\*char_ptr} {\*char_ptr} 0 char}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.10
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.char_ptr
@@ -114,8 +123,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.char_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.11
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_int
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_int" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.long_int" {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.long_int"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.12
@@ -126,9 +134,9 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_int" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.13
 # Desc: children of int_ptr_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.\\*int_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"\\*int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"int \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr" {
+    {{struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.\*int_ptr_ptr} {\*int_ptr_ptr} 1 {int \*}}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr"
 
 #gdbtk_test c_variable-4.13 {children of int_ptr_ptr} {
 #  get_children struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr
@@ -143,9 +151,8 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.15
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"12\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.0\",exp=\"0\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.1\",exp=\"1\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.2\",exp=\"2\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.3\",exp=\"3\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.4\",exp=\"4\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.5\",exp=\"5\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.6\",exp=\"6\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.7\",exp=\"7\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.8\",exp=\"8\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.9\",exp=\"9\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.10\",exp=\"10\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.11\",exp=\"11\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array"
+mi_list_array_varobj_children "struct_declarations.long_array" 12 "long int" \
+    "get children of struct_declarations.long_array"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.16
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array
@@ -155,11 +162,9 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.17
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.func_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.func_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.func_ptr" {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.func_ptr"
 
-
 # Test: c_variable-4.18
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.func_ptr
 mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.func_ptr" \
@@ -169,8 +174,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.func_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.19
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.func_ptr_struct
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.func_ptr_struct" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.func_ptr_struct" {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.func_ptr_struct"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.20
@@ -182,22 +186,23 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.func_ptr_struct" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.21
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr" {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.22
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr
 mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr"
-
+       "\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+       "get number of children of struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.23
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.u1
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.u1" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"4\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.u1.a\",exp=\"a\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.u1.b\",exp=\"b\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.u1.c\",exp=\"c\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.u1.d\",exp=\"d\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"enum foo\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.u1"
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.u1" {
+    {struct_declarations.u1.a a 0 int}
+    {struct_declarations.u1.b b 1 {char \*}}
+    {struct_declarations.u1.c c 0 {long int}}
+    {struct_declarations.u1.d d 0 {enum foo}}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.u1"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.24
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.u1
@@ -207,9 +212,13 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.u1" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.25
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"4\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2\",exp=\"u2\",numchild=\"3\",type=\"union \{\\.\\.\\.\}\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.g\",exp=\"g\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.h\",exp=\"h\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i\",exp=\"i\",numchild=\"10\",type=\"long int \\\[10\\\]\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.s2"
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.s2" {
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2 u2 3 {union \{\.\.\.\}}}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.g g 0 int}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.h h 0 char}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.i i 10 {long int \[10\]}}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.s2"
+
 #gdbtk_test c_variable-4.25 {children of struct_declarations.s2} {
 #  get_children struct_declarations.s2
 #} {u2 g h i}
@@ -221,119 +230,18 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2" \
 	"get number of children of struct_declarations.s2"
 
 
-# Test: c_variable-4.27
-# Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array.1
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array.1" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.1"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.28
-# Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.1
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.1" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.1"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.29
-# Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array.2
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array.2" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.2"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.30
-# Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.2
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.2" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.2"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.31
-# Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array.3
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array.3" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.3"
+for {set i 1} {$i <= 9} {incr i} {
+    mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.long_array.$i" {} \
+	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.$i"
 
-# Test: c_variable-4.32
-# Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.3
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.3" \
+    mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.$i" \
 	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.3"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.33 
-# Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array.4
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array.4" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.4"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.34
-# Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.4
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.4" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.4"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.35
-# Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array.5
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array.5" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.5"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.36
-# Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.5
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.5" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.5"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.37
-# Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array.6
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array.6" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.6"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.38
-# Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.6
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.6" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.6"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.39
-# Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array.7
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array.7" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.7"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.40
-# Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.7
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.7" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.7"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.41
-# Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array.8
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array.8" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.8"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.42
-# Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.8
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.8" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.8"
-
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.43
-# Desc: children of struct_declarations.long_array.9
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.long_array.9" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.long_array.9"
-
-# Test: c_variable-4.44
-# Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.9
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.long_array.9" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
-	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.9"
+	"get number of children of struct_declarations.long_array.$i"
+}
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.45
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.u1.a
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.u1.a" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.u1.a" {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.u1.a"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.46
@@ -344,9 +252,9 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.u1.a" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.47
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.u1.b
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.u1.b" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.u1.b.\\*b\",exp=\"\\*b\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.u1.b"
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.u1.b" {
+    {{struct_declarations.u1.b.\*b} {\*b} 0 char}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.u1.b"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.48
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.u1.b
@@ -356,8 +264,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.u1.b" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.49
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.u1.c
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.u1.c" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.u1.c" {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.u1.c"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.50
@@ -368,8 +275,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.u1.c" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.51
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.u1.d
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.u1.d" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.u1.d" {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.u1.d"
 
 
@@ -382,9 +288,11 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.u1.d" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.53
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"3\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1\",exp=\"u1s1\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct \{\\.\\.\\.\}\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.f\",exp=\"f\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2\",exp=\"u1s2\",numchild=\"2\",type=\"struct \{\\.\\.\\.\}\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2"
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.s2.u2" {
+    {"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1" "u1s1" 4 {struct \{\.\.\.\}}}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.f f 0 "long int"}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2 u1s2 2 {struct \{\.\.\.\}}}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.54
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.s2.u2
@@ -394,8 +302,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.55
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.g
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.g" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.g {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.g"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.56
@@ -407,8 +314,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.g" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.57
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.h
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.h" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.h {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.h"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.58
@@ -420,8 +326,11 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.h" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.59
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.i
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.i" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"10\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.0\",exp=\"0\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.1\",exp=\"1\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.2\",exp=\"2\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.3\",exp=\"3\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.4\",exp=\"4\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.5\",exp=\"5\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.6\",exp=\"6\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.7\",exp=\"7\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.8\",exp=\"8\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.i.9\",exp=\"9\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\}\\\]" \
+set t {}
+for {set i 0} {$i < 10} {incr i} {
+    lappend t [list struct_declarations.s2.i.$i $i 0 "long int"]
+}
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.i $t \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.i"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.60
@@ -432,9 +341,12 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.i" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.61
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"4\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.d\",exp=\"d\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e\",exp=\"e\",numchild=\"10\",type=\"char \\\[10\\\]\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.func\",exp=\"func\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int \\*\\(\\*\\)\\((void)?\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.foo\",exp=\"foo\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"efoo\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1"
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1 {
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.d d 0 int}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e e 10 {char \[10\]}}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.func func 0 {int \*\(\*\)\((void)?\)}}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.foo foo 0 efoo}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.62
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1
@@ -444,8 +356,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.63
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.f
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.f" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.u2.f {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.f"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.64
@@ -456,9 +367,10 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.f" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.65
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"2\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr\",exp=\"array_ptr\",numchild=\"2\",type=\"char \\\[2\\\]\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.func\",exp=\"func\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int \\(\\*\\)\\((int, char \\*)?\\)\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2"
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2 {
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr array_ptr 2 {char \[2\]}}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.func func 0 {int \(\*\)\((int, char \*)?\)}}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.66
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2
@@ -468,8 +380,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.67
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.d
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.d" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.d {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.d"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.68
@@ -480,8 +391,11 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.d" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.69
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"10\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.0\",exp=\"0\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.1\",exp=\"1\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.2\",exp=\"2\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child={name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.3\",exp=\"3\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.4\",exp=\"4\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.5\",exp=\"5\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.6\",exp=\"6\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.7\",exp=\"7\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.8\",exp=\"8\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.9\",exp=\"9\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\}\\\]" \
+set t {}
+for {set i 0} {$i < 10} {incr i} {
+    lappend t [list struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e.$i $i 0 char]
+}
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e $t \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.70
@@ -493,8 +407,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.e" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.71
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.func
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.func" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.func {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.func"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.72
@@ -506,8 +419,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.func" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.73
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.foo
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.foo" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.foo {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.foo"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.74
@@ -519,9 +431,10 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s1.foo" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.75
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"2\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr.0\",exp=\"0\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child={name=\"struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr.1\",exp=\"1\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr {
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr.0 0 0 char}
+    {struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr.1 1 0 char}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.76
 # Desc: number of children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr
@@ -531,8 +444,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.array_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.77
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.func
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.func" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.func {} \
 	"get children of struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.func"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.78
@@ -543,10 +455,10 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children struct_declarations.s2.u2.u1s2.func" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.79
 # Desc: children of struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.\\*int_ptr_ptr.\\*\\*int_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr"
-#} {**int_ptr_ptr}
+mi_list_varobj_children "struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr" {
+    {{struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.\*int_ptr_ptr.\*\*int_ptr_ptr} \
+         {\*\*int_ptr_ptr} 0 int}
+} "get children of struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.80
 # Desc: Number of children of struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr
@@ -562,15 +474,25 @@ mi_step_to do_children_tests {} ".*${srcfile}" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.81
 # Desc: create local variable "weird"
-mi_gdb_test "-var-create weird * weird" \
-	"\\^done,name=\"weird\",numchild=\"11\",value=\"$hex\",type=\"weird_struct \\*\"" \
-	"create local variable weird"
+mi_create_varobj weird weird "create local variable weird"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.82
 # Desc: children of weird
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children weird" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"11\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"weird.integer\",exp=\"integer\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.character\",exp=\"character\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.char_ptr\",exp=\"char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_int\",exp=\"long_int\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.int_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"int \\*\\*\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array\",exp=\"long_array\",numchild=\"12\",type=\"long int \\\[12\\\]\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.func_ptr\",exp=\"func_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"void \\(\\*\\)\\((void)?\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.func_ptr_struct\",exp=\"func_ptr_struct\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"struct _struct_decl \\(\\*\\)\\((int, char \\*, long int)?\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.func_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"func_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"struct _struct_decl \\*\\(\\*\\)\\((int, char \\*, long int)?\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.u1\",exp=\"u1\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"union \{\\.\\.\\.\}\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.s2\",exp=\"s2\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct \{\\.\\.\\.\}\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of weird"
+mi_list_varobj_children "weird" {
+    {weird.integer integer 0 int}
+    {weird.character character 0 char}
+    {weird.char_ptr char_ptr 1 "char \\*"}
+    {weird.long_int long_int 0 "long int"}
+    {weird.int_ptr_ptr int_ptr_ptr 1 "int \\*\\*"}
+    {weird.long_array long_array 12 "long int \\[12\\]"}
+    {weird.func_ptr func_ptr 0 "void \\(\\*\\)\\((void)?\\)"}
+    {weird.func_ptr_struct func_ptr_struct 0 \
+         "struct _struct_decl \\(\\*\\)(\\(int, char \\*, long int\\))?"}
+    {weird.func_ptr_ptr func_ptr_ptr 0 \
+        "struct _struct_decl \\*\\(\\*\\)\\((int, char \\*, long int)?\\)"}
+    {weird.u1 u1 4 "union \\{\\.\\.\\.\\}"}
+    {weird.s2 s2 4 "struct \\{\\.\\.\\.\\}"}
+} "get children of weird"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.83
 # Desc: number of children of weird
@@ -581,8 +503,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children weird" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.84
 # Desc: children of weird->long_array
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children weird.long_array" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"12\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.0\",exp=\"0\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.1\",exp=\"1\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.2\",exp=\"2\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.3\",exp=\"3\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.4\",exp=\"4\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.5\",exp=\"5\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.6\",exp=\"6\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.7\",exp=\"7\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.8\",exp=\"8\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.9\",exp=\"9\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.10\",exp=\"10\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"weird.long_array.11\",exp=\"11\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\}\\\]" \
+mi_list_array_varobj_children weird.long_array 12 "long int" \
 	"get children of weird.long_array"
 #gdbtk_test c_variable-4.84 {children of weird->long_array} {
 #  get_children weird.long_array
@@ -596,9 +517,9 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children weird.long_array" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.86
 # Desc: children of weird.int_ptr_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children weird.int_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"weird.int_ptr_ptr.\\*int_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"\\*int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"int \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of weird.int_ptr_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children weird.int_ptr_ptr {
+    {{weird.int_ptr_ptr.\*int_ptr_ptr} {\*int_ptr_ptr} 1 {int \*}}
+} "get children of weird.int_ptr_ptr"
 #gdbtk_test c_variable-4.86 {children of weird->int_ptr_ptr} {
 #  get_children weird.int_ptr_ptr
 #} {*int_ptr_ptr}
@@ -611,9 +532,9 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children weird.int_ptr_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.88
 # Desc: children of *weird->int_ptr_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children weird.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"weird.int_ptr_ptr.\\*int_ptr_ptr.\\*\\*int_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of weird.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "weird.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr" {
+    {{weird.int_ptr_ptr.\*int_ptr_ptr.\*\*int_ptr_ptr} {\*\*int_ptr_ptr} 0 "int"}
+} "get children of weird.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr"
 #gdbtk_test c_variable-4.88 {children of *weird->int_ptr_ptr} {
 #  get_children weird.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr
 #} {**int_ptr_ptr}
@@ -626,16 +547,14 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children weird.int_ptr_ptr.*int_ptr_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.90
 # Desc: create weird->int_ptr_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-create weird->int_ptr_ptr * weird->int_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,name=\"weird->int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",value=\"$hex\",type=\"int \\*\\*\"" \
+mi_create_varobj "weird->int_ptr_ptr" "weird->int_ptr_ptr" \
 	"create local variable weird->int_ptr_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.91
 # Desc: children of weird->int_ptr_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children weird->int_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"weird->int_ptr_ptr.\\*weird->int_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"\\*weird->int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"int \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of weird->int_ptr_ptr"
-
+mi_list_varobj_children "weird->int_ptr_ptr" {
+    {{weird->int_ptr_ptr.\*weird->int_ptr_ptr} {\*weird->int_ptr_ptr} 1 {int \*}}
+} "get children of weird->int_ptr_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.92
 # Desc: number of children of (weird->int_ptr_ptr)
@@ -645,9 +564,10 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children weird->int_ptr_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.93
 # Desc: children of *(weird->int_ptr_ptr)
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"weird->int_ptr_ptr.\\*weird->int_ptr_ptr.\\*\\*weird->int_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*weird->int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"int\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr" {
+    {{weird->int_ptr_ptr.\*weird->int_ptr_ptr.\*\*weird->int_ptr_ptr} \
+         {\*\*weird->int_ptr_ptr} 0 int}
+} "get children of weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.94
 # Desc: number of children of *(weird->int_ptr_ptr)
@@ -657,14 +577,12 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.95
 # Desc: children of *(*(weird->int_ptr_ptr))
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr.**weird->int_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr.**weird->int_ptr_ptr" {} \
 	"get children of weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr.**weird->int_ptr_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.96
 # Desc: number of children of *(*(weird->int_ptr_ptr))
-mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr.**weird->int_ptr_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr.**weird->int_ptr_ptr" {} \
 	"get number of children of weird->int_ptr_ptr.*weird->int_ptr_ptr.**weird->int_ptr_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-4.97
@@ -865,13 +783,37 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-update --all-values *" \
 	"\\^done,changelist=\\\[\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.11\",value=\"5678\",in_scope=\"true\",type_changed=\"false\"\}\\\]" \
  "update all vars struct_declarations.long_array.11 changed, print values."
 
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children --all-values struct_declarations.long_array" \
-        "\\^done,numchild=\"12\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.0\",exp=\"0\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"1234\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.1\",exp=\"1\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"2345\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.2\",exp=\"2\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"3456\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.3\",exp=\"3\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"4567\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.4\",exp=\"4\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"5678\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.5\",exp=\"5\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"6789\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.6\",exp=\"6\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"7890\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.7\",exp=\"7\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"8901\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.8\",exp=\"8\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"9012\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.9\",exp=\"9\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"1234\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.10\",exp=\"10\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"3456\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array.11\",exp=\"11\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"5678\",type=\"long int\"\}\\\]" \
-                "listing of names and values of children"
-
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children --simple-values struct_declarations" \
-        "\\^done,numchild=\"11\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.integer\",exp=\"integer\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"123\",type=\"int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.character\",exp=\"character\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"0 '\\\\\\\\0'\",type=\"char\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.char_ptr\",exp=\"char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",value=\"$hex \\\\\"hello\\\\\"\",type=\"char \\*\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_int\",exp=\"long_int\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"int_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",value=\"$hex\",type=\"int \\*\\*\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.long_array\",exp=\"long_array\",numchild=\"12\",type=\"long int \\\[12\\\]\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.func_ptr\",exp=\"func_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"(@$hex: |)$hex <nothing>\",type=\"void \\(\\*\\)\\(void\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.func_ptr_struct\",exp=\"func_ptr_struct\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"0\",type=\"struct _struct_decl \\(\\*\\)\\(int, char \\*, long int\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr\",exp=\"func_ptr_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",value=\"0\",type=\"struct _struct_decl \\*\\(\\*\\)\\(int, char \\*, long int\\)\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.u1\",exp=\"u1\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"union \{...\}\"\},child=\{name=\"struct_declarations.s2\",exp=\"s2\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct \{...\}\"\}\\\]" \
-  "listing of children, simple types: names, type and values, complex types: names and types"
+mi_list_varobj_children {struct_declarations.long_array --all-values} {
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.0 0 0 "long int" 1234}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.1 1 0 "long int" 2345}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.2 2 0 "long int" 3456}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.3 3 0 "long int" 4567}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.4 4 0 "long int" 5678}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.5 5 0 "long int" 6789}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.6 6 0 "long int" 7890}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.7 7 0 "long int" 8901}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.8 8 0 "long int" 9012}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.9 9 0 "long int" 1234}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.10 10 0 "long int" 3456}
+    {struct_declarations.long_array.11 11 0 "long int" 5678}
+} "listing of names and values of children"
+
+mi_list_varobj_children {struct_declarations --simple-values} \
+    [list \
+         {struct_declarations.integer integer 0 int 123} \
+         {struct_declarations.character character 0 char {0 '\\\\0'}} \
+         [list struct_declarations.char_ptr char_ptr 1 "char \\*" "$hex \\\\\"hello\\\\\""] \
+         {struct_declarations.long_int long_int 0 "long int" 0} \
+         [list struct_declarations.int_ptr_ptr int_ptr_ptr 1 "int \\*\\*" "$hex"] \
+         {struct_declarations.long_array long_array 12 "long int \\[12\\]"} \
+         [list struct_declarations.func_ptr func_ptr 0 "void \\(\\*\\)\\((void)?\\)" "(@$hex: |)$hex <nothing>"] \
+         {struct_declarations.func_ptr_struct func_ptr_struct 0 \
+              "struct _struct_decl \\(\\*\\)(\\(int, char \\*, long int\\))?" 0} \
+         {struct_declarations.func_ptr_ptr func_ptr_ptr 0 \
+              "struct _struct_decl \\*\\(\\*\\)\\((int, char \\*, long int)?\\)" 0} \
+         {struct_declarations.u1 u1 4 "union \\{\\.\\.\\.\\}"} \
+         {struct_declarations.s2 s2 4 "struct \\{\\.\\.\\.\\}"} \
+] "listing of children, simple types: names, type and values, complex types: names and types"
 
 # Delete all variables
 mi_gdb_test "-var-delete struct_declarations" \
@@ -892,15 +834,14 @@ mi_execute_to "exec-step 43" "end-stepping-range" do_children_tests {} ".*${srcf
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.10
 # Desc: create psnp->char_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-create  psnp->char_ptr *  psnp->char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,name=\"psnp->char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",value=\".*\",type=\"char \\*\\*\\*\\*\"" \
+mi_create_varobj "psnp->char_ptr" "psnp->char_ptr" \
 	"create local variable  psnp->char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.11
 # Desc: children of psnp->char_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->char_ptr.\\*psnp->char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*psnp->char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\\*\\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->char_ptr.\*psnp->char_ptr} {\*psnp->char_ptr} 1  {char \*\*\*}}
+} "get children of psnp->char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.12
 # Desc: number of children of psnp->char_ptr
@@ -910,9 +851,10 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->char_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.13
 # Desc: children of *(psnp->char_ptr)
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->char_ptr.\\*psnp->char_ptr.\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->char_ptr.\*psnp->char_ptr.\*\*psnp->char_ptr} \
+         {\*\*psnp->char_ptr} 1 {char \*\*}}
+} "get children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.14
 # Desc: number of children of *(psnp->char_ptr)
@@ -922,15 +864,17 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.15
 # Desc: children of *(*(psnp->char_ptr))
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->char_ptr.\\*psnp->char_ptr.\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->char_ptr.\*psnp->char_ptr.\*\*psnp->char_ptr.\*\*\*psnp->char_ptr} \
+         {\*\*\*psnp->char_ptr} 1 {char \*}}
+} "get children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.15B
 # Desc: children of *(*(*(psnp->char_ptr)))
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->char_ptr.\\*psnp->char_ptr.\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->char_ptr.\*psnp->char_ptr.\*\*psnp->char_ptr.\*\*\*psnp->char_ptr.\*\*\*\*psnp->char_ptr} \
+         {\*\*\*\*psnp->char_ptr} 0 char}
+} "get children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.16
 # Desc: number of children of *(*(psnp->char_ptr))
@@ -940,9 +884,10 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.17
 # Desc: children of *(*(*(psnp->char_ptr)))
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->char_ptr.\\*psnp->char_ptr.\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*\\*\\*psnp->char_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->char_ptr.\*psnp->char_ptr.\*\*psnp->char_ptr.\*\*\*psnp->char_ptr.\*\*\*\*psnp->char_ptr} \
+         {\*\*\*\*psnp->char_ptr} 0 char}
+} "get children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.18
 # Desc: number of children of *(*(*(psnp->char_ptr)))
@@ -952,8 +897,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.17B
 # Desc: children of *(*(*(*(psnp->char_ptr))))
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr.****psnp->char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr.****psnp->char_ptr" {} \
 	"get children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr.****psnp->char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.18B
@@ -962,18 +906,16 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_
 	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
 	"get number of children of psnp->char_ptr.*psnp->char_ptr.**psnp->char_ptr.***psnp->char_ptr.****psnp->char_ptr"
 
-
 # Test: c_variable-5.19
 # Desc: create psnp->long_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-create  psnp->long_ptr *  psnp->long_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,name=\"psnp->long_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",value=\"$hex\",type=\"long int \\*\\*\\*\\*\"" \
+mi_create_varobj "psnp->long_ptr" "psnp->long_ptr" \
 	"create local variable  psnp->long_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.20
 # Desc: children of psnp->long_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->long_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->long_ptr.\\*psnp->long_ptr\",exp=\"\\*psnp->long_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"long int \\*\\*\\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->long_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->long_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->long_ptr.\*psnp->long_ptr} {\*psnp->long_ptr} 1 {long int \*\*\*}}
+} "get children of psnp->long_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.21
 # Desc: number of children of psnp->long_ptr
@@ -983,9 +925,9 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->long_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.22
 # Desc: children of *(psnp->long_ptr)
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->long_ptr.\\*psnp->long_ptr.\\*\\*psnp->long_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*psnp->long_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"long int \\*\\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->long_ptr.\*psnp->long_ptr.\*\*psnp->long_ptr} {\*\*psnp->long_ptr} 1 {long int \*\*}}
+} "get children of psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr"
 
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.23
@@ -996,9 +938,10 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.24
 # Desc: children of *(*(psnp->long_ptr))
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->long_ptr.\\*psnp->long_ptr.\\*\\*psnp->long_ptr.\\*\\*\\*psnp->long_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*\\*psnp->long_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"long int \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->long_ptr.\*psnp->long_ptr.\*\*psnp->long_ptr.\*\*\*psnp->long_ptr} \
+         {\*\*\*psnp->long_ptr} 1 {long int \*}}
+} "get children of psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.25
 # Desc: number of children of *(*(psnp->long_ptr))
@@ -1008,9 +951,10 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.26
 # Desc: children of *(*(*(psnp->long_ptr)))
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr.***psnp->long_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->long_ptr.\\*psnp->long_ptr.\\*\\*psnp->long_ptr.\\*\\*\\*psnp->long_ptr.\\*\\*\\*\\*psnp->long_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*\\*\\*psnp->long_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"long int\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr.***psnp->long_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr.***psnp->long_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->long_ptr.\*psnp->long_ptr.\*\*psnp->long_ptr.\*\*\*psnp->long_ptr.\*\*\*\*psnp->long_ptr}
+        {\*\*\*\*psnp->long_ptr} 0 {long int}}
+} "get children of psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr.***psnp->long_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.27
 # Desc: number of children of *(*(*(psnp->long_ptr)))
@@ -1020,8 +964,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.28
 # Desc: children of *(*(*(*(psnp->long_ptr))))
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr.***psnp->long_ptr.****psnp->long_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr.***psnp->long_ptr.****psnp->long_ptr" {} \
 	"get children of psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_ptr.***psnp->long_ptr.****psnp->long_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.29
@@ -1032,15 +975,16 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->long_ptr.*psnp->long_ptr.**psnp->long_
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.30
 # Desc: create psnp->ptrs
-mi_gdb_test "-var-create  psnp->ptrs *  psnp->ptrs" \
-    "\\^done,name=\"psnp->ptrs\",numchild=\"3\",value=\"\\\[3\\\]\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\\\[3\\\]\"" \
+mi_create_varobj "psnp->ptrs" "psnp->ptrs" \
 	"create local variable  psnp->ptrs"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.31
 # Desc: children of psnp->ptrs
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"3\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0\",exp=\"0\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.1\",exp=\"1\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.2\",exp=\"2\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs" {    
+    {psnp->ptrs.0 0 4 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.1 1 4 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.2 2 4 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*}}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.32
 # Desc: number of children of psnp->ptrs
@@ -1050,9 +994,12 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->ptrs" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.33
 # Desc: children of psnp->ptrs[0]
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"4\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.char_ptr\",exp=\"char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\\*\\*\\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.long_ptr\",exp=\"long_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"long int \\*\\*\\*\\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.ptrs\",exp=\"ptrs\",numchild=\"3\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\\\[3\\\]\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next\",exp=\"next\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0" {
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.char_ptr char_ptr 1 {char \*\*\*\*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.long_ptr long_ptr 1 {long int \*\*\*\*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.ptrs ptrs 3 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*\[3\]}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next next 4 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*}}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs.0"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.34
 # Desc: number of children of psnp->ptrs[0]
@@ -1062,9 +1009,12 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->ptrs.0" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.35
 # Desc: children of psnp->ptrs[0]->next
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0.next" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"4\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr\",exp=\"char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\\*\\*\\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.long_ptr\",exp=\"long_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"long int \\*\\*\\*\\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.ptrs\",exp=\"ptrs\",numchild=\"3\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\\\[3\\\]\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.next\",exp=\"next\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0.next" {
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr char_ptr 1 {char \*\*\*\*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.long_ptr long_ptr 1 {long int \*\*\*\*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.ptrs ptrs 3 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*\[3\]}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.next next 4 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*}}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next"
 
 #} {char_ptr long_ptr ptrs next}
 
@@ -1077,9 +1027,9 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->ptrs.0.next" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.37
 # Desc: children of psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\\*char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\\*\\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\*char_ptr} {\*char_ptr} 1 {char \*\*\*}}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr"
 
 #gdbtk_test c_variable-5.37 {children of psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr} {
 #  get_children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr
@@ -1093,9 +1043,9 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.39
 # Desc: children of *psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\\*char_ptr.\\*\\*char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\*char_ptr.\*\*char_ptr} {\*\*char_ptr} 1 {char \*\*}}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.40
 # Desc: number of children of *psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr
@@ -1105,15 +1055,17 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr" \
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.41
 # Desc: children of **psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\\*char_ptr.\\*\\*char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*\\*char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\*char_ptr.\*\*char_ptr.\*\*\*char_ptr} \
+         {\*\*\*char_ptr} 1 {char \*}}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.41B
 # Desc: children of ***psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr.***char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\\*char_ptr.\\*\\*char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*\\*char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*\\*\\*char_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr.***char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\*char_ptr.\*\*char_ptr.\*\*\*char_ptr.\*\*\*\*char_ptr} \
+         {\*\*\*\*char_ptr} 0 char}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.42
 # Desc: number of children of **psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr
@@ -1123,9 +1075,10 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.43
 # Desc: children of ***psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr.***char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"1\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\\*char_ptr.\\*\\*char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*char_ptr.\\*\\*\\*\\*char_ptr\",exp=\"\\*\\*\\*\\*char_ptr\",numchild=\"0\",type=\"char\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr.***char_ptr"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr.***char_ptr" {
+    {{psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.\*char_ptr.\*\*char_ptr.\*\*\*char_ptr.\*\*\*\*char_ptr} \
+         {\*\*\*\*char_ptr} 0 char}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr.***char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.44
 # Desc: number of children of ***psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr
@@ -1135,8 +1088,7 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.43B
 # Desc: children of ****psnp->ptrs[0]->next->char_ptr
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr.***char_ptr.****char_ptr" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"0\"" \
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr.***char_ptr.****char_ptr" {} \
 	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_ptr.***char_ptr"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.44B
@@ -1147,15 +1099,20 @@ mi_gdb_test "-var-info-num-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.char_ptr.*char_ptr.**char_
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.45
 # Desc: children of psnp->ptrs[0]->next->next
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.next" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"4\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.char_ptr\",exp=\"char_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"char \\*\\*\\*\\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.long_ptr\",exp=\"long_ptr\",numchild=\"1\",type=\"long int \\*\\*\\*\\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs\",exp=\"ptrs\",numchild=\"3\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\\\[3\\\]\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.next\",exp=\"next\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.next"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0.next.next" {
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.char_ptr char_ptr 1 {char \*\*\*\*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.long_ptr long_ptr 1 {long int \*\*\*\*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs ptrs 3 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*\[3\]}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.next next 4 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*}}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.next"
 
 # Test: c_variable-5.46
 # Desc: children of psnp->ptrs[0]->next->next->ptrs
-mi_gdb_test "-var-list-children psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs" \
-	"\\^done,numchild=\"3\",children=\\\[child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs.0\",exp=\"0\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs.1\",exp=\"1\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\"\},child=\{name=\"psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs.2\",exp=\"2\",numchild=\"4\",type=\"struct _struct_n_pointer \\*\"\}\\\]" \
-	"get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs"
+mi_list_varobj_children "psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs" {
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs.0 0 4 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs.1 1 4 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*}}
+    {psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs.2 2 4 {struct _struct_n_pointer \*}}
+} "get children of psnp->ptrs.0.next.next.ptrs"
 
 #  Step over "snp0.char_ptr = &b3;"
 mi_step_to do_children_tests {} ".*${srcfile}" \