Method GetAddressInformation

core/debuggercontroller.cpp:2033–2110

std::string DebuggerController::GetAddressInformation(uint64_t address)
{
    // Avoid too many results in the register widget when the address is 0x0
    if (address == 0)
        return "";

	const DataBuffer memory = ReadMemory(address, 128);
	auto result = CheckForPrintableString(memory);
	// If we can find a string at the address, return it
	if (!result.empty())
		return result;

	// Check pointer to strings
	auto buffer = m_liveView->ReadBuffer(address, m_liveView->GetAddressSize());
	if (buffer.GetLength() == m_liveView->GetAddressSize())
	{
		uint64_t pointerValue = *reinterpret_cast<std::uintptr_t*>(buffer.GetData());
		if (pointerValue != 0)
		{
			const DataBuffer pointerMemory = ReadMemory(pointerValue, 128);
			result = CheckForPrintableString(pointerMemory);
			if (!result.empty())
				return std::string("&") + result;
		}
	}


	// Look for functions starting at the address
	auto func = m_liveView->GetAnalysisFunction(m_liveView->GetDefaultPlatform(), address);
	if (func)
	{
		auto sym = func->GetSymbol();
		if (sym)
			return sym->GetShortName();
	}

	// Look for functions containing the address
	for (const auto& func: m_liveView->GetAnalysisFunctionsContainingAddress(address))
	{
		auto sym = func->GetSymbol();
		if (sym)
		{
			return fmt::format("{} + 0x{:x}", sym->GetShortName(), address - func->GetStart());
		}
	}

	// Look for symbols
	auto sym = m_liveView->GetSymbolByAddress(address);
	if (sym)
	{
		return sym->GetShortName();
	}

	//	Look for data variables
	DataVariable var;
	if (m_liveView->GetDataVariableAtAddress(address, var))
	{
		sym = m_liveView->GetSymbolByAddress(var.address);