Method read_structure

pydevd_attach_to_process/winappdbg/process.py:1860–1883

Reads a ctypes structure from the memory of the process. @see: L{read} @type lpBaseAddress: int @param lpBaseAddress: Memory address to begin reading. @type stype: class ctypes.Structure or a subclass. @param stype: Structure definition.

(self, lpBaseAddress, stype)

        self.__write_c_type(lpBaseAddress, "=Q", unpackedValue)

    def read_structure(self, lpBaseAddress, stype):
        """
        Reads a ctypes structure from the memory of the process.

        @see: L{read}

        @type  lpBaseAddress: int
        @param lpBaseAddress: Memory address to begin reading.

        @type  stype: class ctypes.Structure or a subclass.
        @param stype: Structure definition.

        @rtype:  int
        @return: Structure instance filled in with data
            read from the process memory.

        @raise WindowsError: On error an exception is raised.
        """
        if type(lpBaseAddress) not in (type(0), type(long(0))):
            lpBaseAddress = ctypes.cast(lpBaseAddress, ctypes.c_void_p)
        data = self.read(lpBaseAddress, ctypes.sizeof(stype))
        buff = ctypes.create_string_buffer(data)
        ptr = ctypes.cast(ctypes.pointer(buff), ctypes.POINTER(stype))
        return ptr.contents

    # XXX TODO
    ##    def write_structure(self, lpBaseAddress, sStructure):