[RFC/RFA] print arrays with indexes

Joel Brobecker brobecker@adacore.com
Tue Sep 6 20:20:00 GMT 2005


Hello,

This is a suggestion to enhance GDB when printing arrays. The idea is
that the default and currently only way for GDB to print arrays is to
print them as a sequence of elements, separated by a coma, like this:

        (gdb) p array
        $1 = {1, 2, 3, 4}

The idea is that, for large arrays, it's sometimes convenient to print
them in a form where the index of each element is printed prior to the
array element itself. In Ada, the notation for doing is

        <index> => <array element>

So, the idea would be for GDB to print the above array as:

        (gdb) p array
        $2 = {0 => 1, 1 => 2, 2 => 3, 3 => 4}

For my personal usage, I find this to be very convenient when dealing
with super large arrays such as the regnum-to-regname arrays that we
frequently have in GDB. I'm always concerned about being off by one
when counting. Having the index simplifies the process a little bit.

So, the suggestion is to have the feature being controled by a set/show
command; I suggest:

        (gdb) set/show print array-indexes

With a default of "off", to preserve the current behavior.

For the moment, the patch I am submitting here is using the Ada notation,
because C/C++/ObjC don't provide this way of "qualifying" each element.
Not sure about Fortran or Pascal. We can certainly make this a language
method, with a default method.

Testcase and documentation will come shortly after we've agreed on
the principle and the design.

2005-09-06  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>

        * valprint.c (print_array_indexes): New variable.
        (show_print_array_indexes): New function.
        (print_array_indexes_p): New function.
        (maybe_print_array_index): New function.
        (val_print_array_elements): Add new parameter real_index_offset.
        Print the index of each element if required by the user.
        (_initialize_valprint): Add new print-array-indexes set/show command.
        * valprint.h (print_array_indexes_p): Add declaration.
        (maybe_print_array_index): Likewise.
        (val_print_array_elements): Update parameter list.
        * c-valprint.c (c_val_print): Update call to val_print_array_elements.
        * p-valprint.c (pascal_val_print): Likewise.
        * ada-valprint.c (ada_get_array_low_bound_and_type): New function,
        mostly extracted from print_optional_low_bound().
        (print_optional_low_bound): Replace extracted code by call to
        ada_get_array_low_bound_and_type(). Stop printing the low bound
        if indexes will be printed for all elements of the array.
        (val_print_packed_array_elements): Print the index of each element
        of the array if necessary.
        (ada_val_print_1): For non-packed arrays, compute the array low
        bound, and pass it to val_print_array_elements().

Tested on x86-linux, no regression.

Opinions?
-- 
Joel
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Index: valprint.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/valprint.c,v
retrieving revision 1.54
diff -u -p -r1.54 valprint.c
--- valprint.c	10 Jun 2005 06:07:32 -0000	1.54
+++ valprint.c	6 Sep 2005 20:18:00 -0000
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ Default output radix for printing of val
 }
 int output_format = 0;
 
+/* By default we print arrays without printing the index of each element in
+   the array.  This behavior can be changed by setting PRINT_ARRAY_INDEXES.  */
+
+static int print_array_indexes = 0;
+static void
+show_print_array_indexes (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
+		          struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value)
+{
+  fprintf_filtered (file, _("Printing of array indexes is %s.\n"), value);
+}
+
 /* Print repeat counts if there are more than this many repetitions of an
    element in an array.  Referenced by the low level language dependent
    print routines. */
@@ -859,9 +870,42 @@ print_char_chars (struct ui_file *stream
     }
 }
 
+/* Return non-zero if the debugger should print the index of each element
+   when printing array values.  */
+
+int
+print_array_indexes_p (void)
+{              
+  return print_array_indexes;
+} 
+
+/* Print on STREAM using the given FORMAT the index for the element
+   at INDEX of an array whose index type is INDEX_TYPE.  */
+    
+void  
+maybe_print_array_index (struct type *index_type, LONGEST index,
+                         struct ui_file *stream, int format,
+                         enum val_prettyprint pretty)
+{
+  struct value *index_value;
+
+  if (!print_array_indexes)
+    return; 
+    
+  index_value = value_from_longest (index_type, index);
+
+  LA_VALUE_PRINT (index_value, stream, format, pretty);
+  fprintf_filtered (stream, " => ");
+}   
+
 /*  Called by various <lang>_val_print routines to print elements of an
    array in the form "<elem1>, <elem2>, <elem3>, ...".
 
+   Some languages such as Ada allow the user to specify arrays where
+   the index of the first element is not zero. REAL_INDEX_OFFSET is
+   the user-level index of the first element of the array. For many
+   languages such as C or C++, it is always zero.
+
    (FIXME?)  Assumes array element separator is a comma, which is correct
    for all languages currently handled.
    (FIXME?)  Some languages have a notation for repeated array elements,
@@ -873,11 +917,11 @@ val_print_array_elements (struct type *t
 			  CORE_ADDR address, struct ui_file *stream,
 			  int format, int deref_ref,
 			  int recurse, enum val_prettyprint pretty,
-			  unsigned int i)
+			  unsigned int i, LONGEST real_index_offset)
 {
   unsigned int things_printed = 0;
   unsigned len;
-  struct type *elttype;
+  struct type *elttype, *index_type;
   unsigned eltlen;
   /* Position of the array element we are examining to see
      whether it is repeated.  */
@@ -888,6 +932,7 @@ val_print_array_elements (struct type *t
   elttype = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type);
   eltlen = TYPE_LENGTH (check_typedef (elttype));
   len = TYPE_LENGTH (type) / eltlen;
+  index_type = TYPE_INDEX_TYPE (type);
 
   annotate_array_section_begin (i, elttype);
 
@@ -906,6 +951,8 @@ val_print_array_elements (struct type *t
 	    }
 	}
       wrap_here (n_spaces (2 + 2 * recurse));
+      maybe_print_array_index (index_type, i + real_index_offset,
+                               stream, format, pretty);
 
       rep1 = i + 1;
       reps = 1;
@@ -1396,6 +1443,12 @@ Show the default input and output number
 Use 'show input-radix' or 'show output-radix' to independently show each."),
 	   &showlist);
 
+  add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("array-indexes", class_support,
+                           &print_array_indexes, _("\
+Set printing of array indexes."), _("\
+Show printing of array indexes"), NULL, NULL, show_print_array_indexes,
+                           &setprintlist, &showprintlist);
+
   /* Give people the defaults which they are used to.  */
   prettyprint_structs = 0;
   prettyprint_arrays = 0;
Index: valprint.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/valprint.h,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -p -r1.10 valprint.h
--- valprint.h	9 May 2005 21:20:35 -0000	1.10
+++ valprint.h	6 Sep 2005 20:18:00 -0000
@@ -50,10 +50,16 @@ extern int output_format;
 
 extern int stop_print_at_null;	/* Stop printing at null char? */
 
+extern int print_array_indexes_p (void);
+ 
+extern void maybe_print_array_index (struct type *index_type, LONGEST index,
+                                     struct ui_file *stream, int format,
+                                     enum val_prettyprint pretty);
+
 extern void val_print_array_elements (struct type *, const gdb_byte *,
 				      CORE_ADDR, struct ui_file *, int,
 				      int, int, enum val_prettyprint,
-				      unsigned int);
+				      unsigned int, LONGEST);
 
 extern void val_print_type_code_int (struct type *, const gdb_byte *,
 				     struct ui_file *);
Index: c-valprint.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/c-valprint.c,v
retrieving revision 1.37
diff -u -p -r1.37 c-valprint.c
--- c-valprint.c	9 May 2005 21:20:30 -0000	1.37
+++ c-valprint.c	6 Sep 2005 20:18:00 -0000
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ c_val_print (struct type *type, const gd
 		  i = 0;
 		}
 	      val_print_array_elements (type, valaddr + embedded_offset, address, stream,
-				     format, deref_ref, recurse, pretty, i);
+				     format, deref_ref, recurse, pretty, i, 0);
 	      fprintf_filtered (stream, "}");
 	    }
 	  break;
Index: ada-valprint.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/ada-valprint.c,v
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -p -r1.23 ada-valprint.c
--- ada-valprint.c	9 May 2005 21:20:30 -0000	1.23
+++ ada-valprint.c	6 Sep 2005 20:18:00 -0000
@@ -75,6 +75,44 @@ adjust_type_signedness (struct type *typ
     TYPE_FLAGS (type) |= TYPE_FLAG_UNSIGNED;
 }
 
+/* Assuming TYPE is a simple, non-empty array type, compute the lower
+   bound and the array index type.  Save the low bound into LOW_BOUND
+   if not NULL.  Save the index type in INDEX_TYPE if not NULL.
+
+   Return 1 if the operation was successful. Return zero otherwise,
+   in which case the value of LOW_BOUND and INDEX_TYPE is undefined.  */
+
+static int
+ada_get_array_low_bound_and_type (struct type *type,
+                                  long *low_bound,
+                                  struct type **index_type)
+{
+  struct type *index = TYPE_INDEX_TYPE (type);
+  long low = 0;
+
+  if (index == NULL)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (TYPE_CODE (index) != TYPE_CODE_RANGE
+      && TYPE_CODE (index) != TYPE_CODE_ENUM)
+    return 0;
+
+  low = TYPE_LOW_BOUND (index);
+  if (low > TYPE_HIGH_BOUND (index))
+    return 0;
+
+  if (TYPE_CODE (index) == TYPE_CODE_RANGE)
+    index = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (index);
+
+  if (low_bound)
+    *low_bound = low;
+
+  if (index_type)
+    *index_type = index;
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
 /* Assuming TYPE is a simple, non-empty array type, prints its lower bound 
    on STREAM, if non-standard (i.e., other than 1 for numbers, other
    than lower bound of index type for enumerated type).  Returns 1 
@@ -86,19 +124,10 @@ print_optional_low_bound (struct ui_file
   struct type *index_type;
   long low_bound;
 
-  index_type = TYPE_INDEX_TYPE (type);
-  low_bound = 0;
-
-  if (index_type == NULL)
+  if (print_array_indexes_p ())
     return 0;
-  if (TYPE_CODE (index_type) == TYPE_CODE_RANGE)
-    {
-      low_bound = TYPE_LOW_BOUND (index_type);
-      if (low_bound > TYPE_HIGH_BOUND (index_type))
-	return 0;
-      index_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (index_type);
-    }
-  else
+
+  if (!ada_get_array_low_bound_and_type (type, &low_bound, &index_type))
     return 0;
 
   switch (TYPE_CODE (index_type))
@@ -137,16 +166,18 @@ val_print_packed_array_elements (struct 
   unsigned int i;
   unsigned int things_printed = 0;
   unsigned len;
-  struct type *elttype;
+  struct type *elttype, *index_type;
   unsigned eltlen;
   unsigned long bitsize = TYPE_FIELD_BITSIZE (type, 0);
   struct value *mark = value_mark ();
+  LONGEST low = 0;
 
   elttype = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type);
   eltlen = TYPE_LENGTH (check_typedef (elttype));
+  index_type = TYPE_INDEX_TYPE (type);
 
   {
-    LONGEST low, high;
+    LONGEST high;
     if (get_discrete_bounds (TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (type, 0), &low, &high) < 0)
       len = 1;
     else
@@ -174,6 +205,7 @@ val_print_packed_array_elements (struct 
 	    }
 	}
       wrap_here (n_spaces (2 + 2 * recurse));
+      maybe_print_array_index (index_type, i + low, stream, format, pretty);
 
       i0 = i;
       v0 = ada_value_primitive_packed_val (NULL, valaddr,
@@ -219,6 +251,8 @@ val_print_packed_array_elements (struct 
 		      fprintf_filtered (stream, ", ");
 		    }
 		  wrap_here (n_spaces (2 + 2 * recurse));
+                  maybe_print_array_index (index_type, j + low,
+                                           stream, format, pretty);
 		}
 	      val_print (elttype, value_contents (v0), 0, 0, stream, format,
 			 0, recurse + 1, pretty);
@@ -824,7 +858,11 @@ ada_val_print_1 (struct type *type, cons
 	}
       else
 	{
+          long low_bound = 0;
+          
 	  len = 0;
+          ada_get_array_low_bound_and_type (type, &low_bound, NULL);
+
 	  fprintf_filtered (stream, "(");
 	  print_optional_low_bound (stream, type);
 	  if (TYPE_FIELD_BITSIZE (type, 0) > 0)
@@ -833,7 +871,7 @@ ada_val_print_1 (struct type *type, cons
 	  else
 	    val_print_array_elements (type, valaddr, address, stream,
 				      format, deref_ref, recurse,
-				      pretty, 0);
+				      pretty, 0, low_bound);
 	  fprintf_filtered (stream, ")");
 	}
       gdb_flush (stream);


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