* python/lib/gdb/types.py (deepitems): New function.

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index f8aa187..3127093 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-10-26  Paul Koning  <paul_koning@dell.com>
+
+	* python/lib/gdb/types.py (deepitems): New function.
+	
 2011-10-25  Paul Koning  <paul_koning@dell.com>
 
 	PR python/13327
diff --git a/gdb/python/lib/gdb/types.py b/gdb/python/lib/gdb/types.py
index 54fbe3c..9a9b245 100644
--- a/gdb/python/lib/gdb/types.py
+++ b/gdb/python/lib/gdb/types.py
@@ -89,3 +89,23 @@ def make_enum_dict(enum_type):
         # The enum's value is stored in "bitpos".
         enum_dict[field.name] = field.bitpos
     return enum_dict
+
+
+def deepitems (type_):
+    """Return an iterator that recursively traverses anonymous fields.
+
+    Arguments:
+        type_: The type to traverse.  It should be one of
+        gdb.TYPE_CODE_STRUCT or gdb.TYPE_CODE_UNION.
+
+    Returns:
+        an iterator similar to gdb.Type.iteritems(), i.e., it returns
+        pairs of key, value, but for any anonymous struct or union
+        field that field is traversed recursively, depth-first.
+    """
+    for k, v in type_.iteritems ():
+        if k:
+            yield k, v
+        else:
+            for i in deepitems (v.type):
+                yield i