Function deref

cpp/gdb_arrow.py:145–157

Dereference a raw or smart pointer.

(val)

def deref(val):
    """
    Dereference a raw or smart pointer.
    """
    ty = get_basic_type(val.type)
    if ty.code == gdb.TYPE_CODE_PTR:
        return val.dereference()
    if ty.name.startswith('std::'):
        if "shared" in ty.name:
            return SharedPtr(val).value
        if "unique" in ty.name:
            return UniquePtr(val).value
    raise TypeError(f"Cannot dereference value of type '{ty.name}'")


_string_literal_mapping = {