3 files changed, 47 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-internal.h b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
index 672d8a4..1457928 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-internal.h
+++ b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ PyObject *python_string_to_unicode (PyObject *obj);
 char *unicode_to_target_string (PyObject *unicode_str);
 char *python_string_to_target_string (PyObject *obj);
 char *python_string_to_host_string (PyObject *obj);
+PyObject *target_string_to_unicode (const gdb_byte *str, int length);
 int gdbpy_is_string (PyObject *obj);
 
 #endif /* GDB_PYTHON_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-utils.c b/gdb/python/python-utils.c
index 6a95939..b0ec7b3 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-utils.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python-utils.c
@@ -160,6 +160,19 @@ python_string_to_host_string (PyObject *obj)
   return unicode_to_encoded_string (str, host_charset ());
 }
 
+/* Converts a target string of LENGTH bytes in the target's charset to a
+   Python Unicode string. If LENGTH is -1, convert until a null byte is found.
+
+   Returns NULL on error, with a python exception set.  */
+PyObject *
+target_string_to_unicode (const gdb_byte *str, int length)
+{
+  if (length == -1)
+    length = strlen (str);
+
+  return PyUnicode_Decode (str, length, target_charset (), NULL);
+}
+
 /* Return true if OBJ is a Python string or unicode object, false
    otherwise.  */
 
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-value.c b/gdb/python/python-value.c
index 420d26f..bc077b6 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-value.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python-value.c
@@ -143,6 +143,37 @@ valpy_address (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
   return value_to_value_object (res_val);
 }
 
+/* Return Unicode string with value contents (assumed to be encoded in the
+   target's charset).  */
+static PyObject *
+valpy_string (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  int length, ret = 0;
+  gdb_byte *buffer;
+  struct value *value = ((value_object *) self)->value;
+  volatile struct gdb_exception except;
+  PyObject *unicode;
+  const char *encoding = NULL;
+  const char *errors = NULL;
+  const char *user_encoding = NULL;
+  const char *la_encoding = NULL;
+
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple (args, "|ss", &user_encoding, &errors))
+    return NULL;
+
+  TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
+    {
+      LA_GET_STRING (value, &buffer, &length, &la_encoding);
+    }
+  GDB_PY_HANDLE_EXCEPTION (except);
+
+  encoding = (user_encoding && *user_encoding) ? user_encoding : la_encoding;
+  unicode = PyUnicode_Decode (buffer, length, encoding, errors);
+  xfree (buffer);
+
+  return unicode;
+}
+
 static Py_ssize_t
 valpy_length (PyObject *self)
 {
@@ -794,6 +825,8 @@ gdbpy_initialize_values (void)
 static PyMethodDef value_object_methods[] = {
   { "address", valpy_address, METH_NOARGS, "Return the address of the value." },
   { "dereference", valpy_dereference, METH_NOARGS, "Dereferences the value." },
+  { "string", valpy_string, METH_VARARGS,
+    "Return Unicode string representation of the value." },
   {NULL}  /* Sentinel */
 };