The base datatype class for the decompiler. More...

#include <type.hh>

Inheritance diagram for ghidra::Datatype:

Public Member Functions
	Datatype (const Datatype &op)
	Construct the base data-type copying low-level properties of another.

	Datatype (int4 s, type_metatype m)
	Construct the base data-type providing size and meta-type.

virtual	~Datatype (void)
	Destructor.

bool	isCoreType (void) const
	Is this a core data-type.

bool	isCharPrint (void) const
	Does this print as a 'char'.

bool	isEnumType (void) const
	Is this an enumerated type.

bool	isPowerOfTwo (void) const
	Is this a flag-based enumeration.

bool	isASCII (void) const
	Does this print as an ASCII 'char'.

bool	isUTF16 (void) const
	Does this print as UTF16 'wchar'.

bool	isUTF32 (void) const
	Does this print as UTF32 'wchar'.

bool	isVariableLength (void) const
	Is this a variable length structure.

bool	hasSameVariableBase (const Datatype *ct) const
	Are these the same variable length data-type. More...

bool	isOpaqueString (void) const
	Is this an opaquely encoded string.

bool	isPointerRel (void) const
	Is this a TypePointerRel.

bool	isFormalPointerRel (void) const
	Is this a non-ephemeral TypePointerRel.

bool	hasStripped (void) const
	Return true if this has a stripped form.

bool	isIncomplete (void) const
	Is this an incompletely defined data-type.

bool	needsResolution (void) const
	Is this a union or a pointer to union.

uint4	getInheritable (void) const
	Get properties pointers inherit.

uint4	getDisplayFormat (void) const
	Get the display format for constants with this data-type. More...

type_metatype	getMetatype (void) const
	Get the type meta-type.

sub_metatype	getSubMeta (void) const
	Get the sub-metatype.

uint8	getId (void) const
	Get the type id.

int4	getSize (void) const
	Get the type size.

const string &	getName (void) const
	Get the type name.

const string &	getDisplayName (void) const
	Get string to use in display.

Datatype *	getTypedef (void) const
	Get the data-type immediately typedefed by this (or null)

virtual void	printRaw (ostream &s) const
	Print a description of the type to stream. More...

virtual const TypeField *	findTruncation (int8 off, int4 sz, const PcodeOp *op, int4 slot, int8 &newoff) const
	Find an immediate subfield of this data-type. More...

virtual Datatype *	getSubType (int8 off, int8 *newoff) const
	Recover component data-type one-level down. More...

virtual Datatype *	nearestArrayedComponentForward (int8 off, int8 newoff, int8 elSize) const

virtual Datatype *	nearestArrayedComponentBackward (int8 off, int8 newoff, int8 elSize) const

virtual int4	getHoleSize (int4 off) const
	Get number of bytes at the given offset that are padding.

virtual int4	numDepend (void) const
	Return number of component sub-types.

virtual Datatype *	getDepend (int4 index) const
	Return the i-th component sub-type.

virtual void	printNameBase (ostream &s) const
	Print name as short prefix.

virtual int4	compare (const Datatype &op, int4 level) const
	Order types for propagation. More...

virtual int4	compareDependency (const Datatype &op) const
	Compare for storage in tree structure. More...

virtual void	encode (Encoder &encoder) const
	Encode the data-type to a stream. More...

virtual bool	isPtrsubMatching (uintb off) const
	Is this data-type suitable as input to a CPUI_PTRSUB op. More...

virtual Datatype *	getStripped (void) const
	Get a stripped version of this for formal use in formal declarations. More...

virtual Datatype *	resolveInFlow (PcodeOp *op, int4 slot)
	Tailor data-type propagation based on Varnode use. More...

virtual Datatype *	findResolve (const PcodeOp *op, int4 slot)
	Find a previously resolved sub-type. More...

virtual int4	findCompatibleResolve (Datatype *ct) const
	Find a resolution compatible with the given data-type. More...

virtual const TypeField *	resolveTruncation (int8 offset, PcodeOp *op, int4 slot, int8 &newoff)
	Resolve which union field is being used for a given PcodeOp when a truncation is involved. More...

int4	typeOrder (const Datatype &op) const
	Order this with -op- datatype.

int4	typeOrderBool (const Datatype &op) const
	Order this with -op-, treating bool data-type as special. More...

void	encodeRef (Encoder &encoder) const
	Encode a reference of this to a stream. More...

bool	isPieceStructured (void) const
	Does this data-type consist of separate pieces? More...

Static Public Member Functions
static uint4	encodeIntegerFormat (const string &val)
	Encode the format attribute from an XML element. More...

static string	decodeIntegerFormat (uint4 val)
	Decode the given format value into an XML attribute string. More...

Protected Types
enum	{ coretype = 1, chartype = 2, enumtype = 4, poweroftwo = 8, utf16 = 16, utf32 = 32, opaque_string = 64, variable_length = 128, has_stripped = 0x100, is_ptrrel = 0x200, type_incomplete = 0x400, needs_resolution = 0x800, force_format = 0x7000, truncate_bigendian = 0x8000 }
	Boolean properties of datatypes. More...

Protected Member Functions
void	decodeBasic (Decoder &decoder)
	Recover basic data-type properties. More...

void	encodeBasic (type_metatype meta, Encoder &encoder) const
	Encode basic data-type properties. More...

void	encodeTypedef (Encoder &encoder) const
	Encode this as a typedef element to a stream. More...

void	markComplete (void)
	Mark this data-type as completely defined.

void	setDisplayFormat (uint4 format)
	Set a specific display format. More...

virtual Datatype *	clone (void) const =0
	Clone the data-type.

Static Protected Member Functions
static uint8	hashName (const string &nm)
	Produce a data-type id by hashing the type name. More...

static uint8	hashSize (uint8 id, int4 size)
	Reversibly hash size into id. More...

Protected Attributes
uint8	id
	A unique id for the type (or 0 if an id is not assigned)

int4	size
	Size (of variable holding a value of this type)

uint4	flags
	Boolean properties of the type.

string	name
	Name of type.

string	displayName
	Name to display in output.

type_metatype	metatype
	Meta-type - type disregarding size.

sub_metatype	submeta
	Sub-type of of the meta-type, for comparisons.

Datatype *	typedefImm
	The immediate data-type being typedefed by this.

Static Protected Attributes
static sub_metatype	base2sub [15]

Friends
class	TypeFactory

struct	DatatypeCompare

Detailed Description

The base datatype class for the decompiler.

Used for symbols, function prototypes, type propagation etc.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ anonymous enum

anonymous enum

protected

Boolean properties of datatypes.

Enumerator
coretype	This is a basic type which will never be redefined.
chartype	ASCII character data.
enumtype	An enumeration type (as well as an integer)
poweroftwo	An enumeration type where all values are of 2^^n form.
utf16	16-bit wide chars in unicode UTF16
utf32	32-bit wide chars in unicode UTF32
opaque_string	Structure that should be treated as a string.
variable_length	May be other structures with same name different lengths.
has_stripped	Datatype has a stripped form for formal declarations.
is_ptrrel	Datatype is a TypePointerRel.
type_incomplete	Set if this (recursive) data-type has not been fully defined yet.
needs_resolution	Datatype (union, pointer to union) needs resolution before propagation.
force_format	3-bits encoding display format, 0=none, 1=hex, 2=dec, 3=oct, 4=bin, 5=char
truncate_bigendian	Pointer can be truncated and is big endian.

Member Function Documentation

◆ compare()

int4 ghidra::Datatype::compare	(	const Datatype &	op,
		int4	level
	)		const

virtual

Order types for propagation.

Order this with another data-type, in a way suitable for the type propagation algorithm. Bigger types come earlier. More specific types come earlier.

Parameters

op	is the data-type to compare with this
level	is maximum level to descend when recursively comparing

Returns: negative, 0, positive depending on ordering of types

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypeSpacebase, ghidra::TypeCode, ghidra::TypePointerRel, ghidra::TypePartialUnion, ghidra::TypePartialStruct, ghidra::TypeUnion, ghidra::TypeStruct, ghidra::TypeEnum, ghidra::TypeArray, and ghidra::TypePointer.

References size, and submeta.

Referenced by ghidra::TypePointer::compare(), ghidra::TypeArray::compare(), ghidra::TypeStruct::compare(), ghidra::TypeUnion::compare(), ghidra::TypePartialStruct::compare(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::compare(), ghidra::TypeCode::compare(), ghidra::TypeEnum::endEnum(), ghidra::TypeStruct::getDepend(), ghidra::TypeUnion::getDepend(), ghidra::TypePartialStruct::getParent(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::getParentUnion(), ghidra::TypePointerRel::getPointerOffset(), ghidra::TypeCode::getPrototype(), printNameBase(), ghidra::TypePointer::printNameBase(), ghidra::TypeArray::printNameBase(), typeOrder(), typeOrderBool(), and ghidra::TypeSpacebase::TypeSpacebase().

◆ compareDependency()

int4 ghidra::Datatype::compareDependency ( const Datatype & op ) const

virtual

Compare for storage in tree structure.

Sort data-types for the main TypeFactory container. The sort needs to be based on the data-type structure so that an example data-type, constructed outside the factory, can be used to find the equivalent object inside the factory. This means the comparison should not examine the data-type id. In practice, the comparison only needs to go down one level in the component structure before just comparing component pointers.

Parameters

op	is the data-type to compare with this

Returns: negative, 0, positive depending on ordering of types

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypeSpacebase, ghidra::TypeCode, ghidra::TypePointerRel, ghidra::TypePartialUnion, ghidra::TypePartialStruct, ghidra::TypeUnion, ghidra::TypeStruct, ghidra::TypeEnum, ghidra::TypeArray, and ghidra::TypePointer.

References metatype, size, submeta, ghidra::TYPE_ARRAY, ghidra::TYPE_BOOL, ghidra::TYPE_CODE, ghidra::TYPE_FLOAT, ghidra::TYPE_INT, ghidra::TYPE_PARTIALSTRUCT, ghidra::TYPE_PARTIALUNION, ghidra::TYPE_PTR, ghidra::TYPE_PTRREL, ghidra::TYPE_SPACEBASE, ghidra::TYPE_STRUCT, ghidra::TYPE_UINT, ghidra::TYPE_UNION, ghidra::TYPE_UNKNOWN, and ghidra::TYPE_VOID.

Referenced by ghidra::TypeEnum::compareDependency(), ghidra::TypeStruct::compareDependency(), ghidra::TypeUnion::compareDependency(), ghidra::TypeCode::compareDependency(), ghidra::TypeSpacebase::compareDependency(), ghidra::TypeFactory::decodeCode(), ghidra::TypeFactory::decodeStruct(), ghidra::TypeFactory::decodeUnion(), ghidra::TypeEnum::endEnum(), ghidra::TypeFactory::findAdd(), ghidra::TypeStruct::getDepend(), ghidra::TypeUnion::getDepend(), ghidra::TypePartialStruct::getParent(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::getParentUnion(), ghidra::TypePointerRel::getPointerOffset(), ghidra::TypeCode::getPrototype(), ghidra::DatatypeCompare::operator()(), printNameBase(), ghidra::TypePointer::printNameBase(), ghidra::TypeArray::printNameBase(), and ghidra::TypeSpacebase::TypeSpacebase().

◆ decodeBasic()

void ghidra::Datatype::decodeBasic ( Decoder & decoder )

protected

Recover basic data-type properties.

Restore the basic properties (name,size,id) of a data-type from an XML element Properties are read from the attributes of the element

Parameters

decoder is the stream decoder

References base2sub, coretype, displayName, encodeIntegerFormat(), flags, ghidra::Decoder::getNextAttributeId(), hashName(), hashSize(), isVariableLength(), metatype, name, opaque_string, ghidra::Decoder::readBool(), ghidra::Decoder::readSignedInteger(), ghidra::Decoder::readString(), ghidra::Decoder::readUnsignedInteger(), setDisplayFormat(), submeta, ghidra::TYPE_VOID, and variable_length.

Referenced by ghidra::TypeChar::decode(), ghidra::TypeUnicode::decode(), ghidra::TypePointer::decode(), ghidra::TypeArray::decode(), ghidra::TypeEnum::decode(), ghidra::TypePointerRel::decode(), ghidra::TypeSpacebase::decode(), ghidra::TypeFactory::decodeStruct(), ghidra::TypeCode::decodeStub(), ghidra::TypeFactory::decodeTypeNoRef(), ghidra::TypeFactory::decodeTypeWithCodeFlags(), and ghidra::TypeFactory::decodeUnion().

◆ decodeIntegerFormat()

string ghidra::Datatype::decodeIntegerFormat ( uint4 val )

static

Decode the given format value into an XML attribute string.

Possible encoded values are 1-5 corresponding to "hex", "dec", "oct", "bin", "char"

Parameters

val	is the value to decode

Returns: the decoded string

Referenced by encodeBasic(), ghidra::Symbol::encodeHeader(), encodeTypedef(), and typeOrder().

◆ encode()

void ghidra::Datatype::encode ( Encoder & encoder ) const

virtual

Encode the data-type to a stream.

Encode a formal description of the data-type as a <type> element. For composite data-types, the description goes down one level, describing the component types only by reference.

Parameters

encoder is the stream encoder

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypeSpacebase, ghidra::TypeCode, ghidra::TypePointerRel, ghidra::TypePartialUnion, ghidra::TypeUnion, ghidra::TypeStruct, ghidra::TypeEnum, ghidra::TypeArray, ghidra::TypePointer, ghidra::TypeVoid, ghidra::TypeUnicode, and ghidra::TypeChar.

References ghidra::Encoder::closeElement(), encodeBasic(), and ghidra::Encoder::openElement().

◆ encodeBasic()

void ghidra::Datatype::encodeBasic	(	type_metatype	meta,
		Encoder &	encoder
	)		const

protected

Encode basic data-type properties.

Encode basic data-type properties (name,size,id) as attributes. This routine presumes the initial element is already written to the stream.

Parameters

meta	is the metatype attribute
encoder	is the stream encoder

References coretype, decodeIntegerFormat(), flags, getDisplayFormat(), hashSize(), id, isVariableLength(), name, opaque_string, ghidra::Encoder::writeBool(), ghidra::Encoder::writeSignedInteger(), ghidra::Encoder::writeString(), and ghidra::Encoder::writeUnsignedInteger().

Referenced by encode(), ghidra::TypeChar::encode(), ghidra::TypeUnicode::encode(), ghidra::TypePointer::encode(), ghidra::TypeArray::encode(), ghidra::TypeEnum::encode(), ghidra::TypeStruct::encode(), ghidra::TypeUnion::encode(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::encode(), ghidra::TypePointerRel::encode(), ghidra::TypeCode::encode(), and ghidra::TypeSpacebase::encode().

◆ encodeIntegerFormat()

uint4 ghidra::Datatype::encodeIntegerFormat ( const string & val )

static

Encode the format attribute from an XML element.

Possible values are:

1 - hex
2 - dec
3 - oct
4 - bin
5 - char

Parameters

val	is the string to encode

Returns: the encoded value

Referenced by decodeBasic(), ghidra::Symbol::decodeHeader(), ghidra::TypeFactory::decodeTypedef(), ghidra::IfcForceFormat::execute(), ghidra::IfcForceDatatypeFormat::execute(), and typeOrder().

◆ encodeRef()

void ghidra::Datatype::encodeRef ( Encoder & encoder ) const

Encode a reference of this to a stream.

Encode a simple reference to this data-type as a <typeref> element, including only the name and id.

Parameters

encoder is the stream encoder

References ghidra::Encoder::closeElement(), encode(), hashSize(), isVariableLength(), name, ghidra::Encoder::openElement(), ghidra::TYPE_VOID, ghidra::Encoder::writeSignedInteger(), ghidra::Encoder::writeString(), and ghidra::Encoder::writeUnsignedInteger().

Referenced by ghidra::TypePartialUnion::encode(), encodeTypedef(), and typeOrder().

◆ encodeTypedef()

void ghidra::Datatype::encodeTypedef ( Encoder & encoder ) const

protected

Encode this as a typedef element to a stream.

Called only if the typedefImm field is non-null. Encode the data-type to the stream as a simple <typedef> element including only the names and ids of this and the data-type it typedefs.

Parameters

encoder is the stream encoder

References ghidra::Encoder::closeElement(), decodeIntegerFormat(), encodeRef(), getDisplayFormat(), name, ghidra::Encoder::openElement(), typedefImm, ghidra::Encoder::writeString(), and ghidra::Encoder::writeUnsignedInteger().

Referenced by ghidra::TypeChar::encode(), ghidra::TypeUnicode::encode(), ghidra::TypeVoid::encode(), ghidra::TypePointer::encode(), ghidra::TypeArray::encode(), ghidra::TypeEnum::encode(), ghidra::TypeStruct::encode(), ghidra::TypeUnion::encode(), ghidra::TypeCode::encode(), and ghidra::TypeSpacebase::encode().

◆ findCompatibleResolve()

int4 ghidra::Datatype::findCompatibleResolve ( Datatype * ct ) const

virtual

Find a resolution compatible with the given data-type.

If this data-type has an alternate data-type form that matches the given data-type, return an index indicating this form, otherwise return -1.

Parameters

ct	is the given data-type

Returns: the index of the matching form or -1

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypePartialUnion, ghidra::TypeUnion, ghidra::TypeStruct, and ghidra::TypeArray.

Referenced by ghidra::TypeArray::clone(), ghidra::TypeStruct::clone(), ghidra::TypeUnion::clone(), ghidra::TypeArray::findCompatibleResolve(), ghidra::TypeStruct::findCompatibleResolve(), ghidra::TypeUnion::findCompatibleResolve(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::getStripped(), printNameBase(), and ghidra::ActionSetCasts::tryResolutionAdjustment().

◆ findResolve()

Datatype * ghidra::Datatype::findResolve	(	const PcodeOp *	op,
		int4	slot
	)

virtual

Find a previously resolved sub-type.

This is the constant version of resolveInFlow. If a resulting subtype has already been calculated, for the particular read (slot >= 0) or write (slot == -1), then return it. Otherwise return the original data-type.

Parameters

op	is the PcodeOp using the Varnode assigned with this data-type
slot	is the slot reading or writing the Varnode

Returns: the resolved subtype or the original data-type

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypePartialUnion, ghidra::TypeUnion, ghidra::TypeStruct, ghidra::TypeArray, and ghidra::TypePointer.

Referenced by ghidra::ActionSetCasts::castOutput(), ghidra::TypePointer::clone(), ghidra::TypeArray::clone(), ghidra::TypeStruct::clone(), ghidra::TypeUnion::clone(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::findResolve(), ghidra::Varnode::getHighTypeDefFacing(), ghidra::Varnode::getHighTypeReadFacing(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::getStripped(), ghidra::Varnode::getTypeDefFacing(), ghidra::Varnode::getTypeReadFacing(), printNameBase(), and ghidra::PrintC::pushPartialSymbol().

◆ findTruncation()

const TypeField * ghidra::Datatype::findTruncation	(	int8	off,
		int4	sz,
		const PcodeOp *	op,
		int4	slot,
		int8 &	newoff
	)		const

virtual

Find an immediate subfield of this data-type.

Given a byte range within this data-type, determine the field it is contained in and pass back the renormalized offset. This method applies to TYPE_STRUCT, TYPE_UNION, and TYPE_PARTIALUNION, data-types that have field components. For TYPE_UNION and TYPE_PARTIALUNION, the field may depend on the p-code op extracting or writing the value.

Parameters

off	is the byte offset into this
sz	is the size of the byte range
op	is the PcodeOp reading/writing the data-type
slot	is the index of the Varnode being accessed, -1 for the output, >=0 for an input
newoff	points to the renormalized offset to pass back

Returns: the containing field or NULL if the range is not contained

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypePartialUnion, ghidra::TypeUnion, and ghidra::TypeStruct.

Referenced by ghidra::TypeStruct::endField(), ghidra::TypeUnion::getField(), ghidra::TypeOpSubpiece::getOutputToken(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::getParentUnion(), getTypedef(), ghidra::PrintC::opPtrsub(), ghidra::PrintC::opSubpiece(), and ghidra::PrintC::pushPartialSymbol().

◆ getDisplayFormat()

uint4 ghidra::Datatype::getDisplayFormat ( void ) const

inline

Get the display format for constants with this data-type.

A non-zero result indicates the type of formatting that is forced on the constant. One of the following values is returned.

1 for hexadecimal
2 for decimal
3 for octal
4 for binary
5 for char

Returns: the forced encoding type or zero

References flags, and force_format.

Referenced by encodeBasic(), encodeTypedef(), getInheritable(), ghidra::PrintC::push_integer(), and ghidra::PrintC::pushCharConstant().

◆ getStripped()

Datatype * ghidra::Datatype::getStripped ( void ) const

virtual

Get a stripped version of this for formal use in formal declarations.

Some data-types are ephemeral, and, in the final decompiler output, get replaced with a formal version that is a stripped down version of the original. This method returns this stripped down version, if it exists, or null otherwise. A non-null return should correspond with hasStripped returning true.

Returns: the stripped version or null

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypePointerRel, ghidra::TypePartialUnion, and ghidra::TypePartialStruct.

Referenced by ghidra::Scope::addSymbol(), ghidra::TypeFactory::getTypeArray(), ghidra::TypeFactory::getTypePointer(), ghidra::TypeFactory::getTypePointerStripArray(), printNameBase(), ghidra::TypeFactory::resizePointer(), and ghidra::ScopeInternal::retypeSymbol().

◆ getSubType()

Datatype * ghidra::Datatype::getSubType	(	int8	off,
		int8 *	newoff
	)		const

virtual

Recover component data-type one-level down.

Given an offset into this data-type, return the component data-type at that offset. Also, pass back a "renormalized" offset suitable for recursize getSubType() calls: i.e. if the original offset hits the exact start of the sub-type, 0 is passed back. If there is no valid component data-type at the offset, return NULL and pass back the original offset

Parameters

off	is the offset into this data-type
newoff	is a pointer to the passed-back offset

Returns: a pointer to the component data-type or NULL

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypeSpacebase, ghidra::TypeCode, ghidra::TypePartialStruct, ghidra::TypeStruct, ghidra::TypeArray, and ghidra::TypePointer.

Referenced by ghidra::RuleStructOffset0::applyOp(), ghidra::SplitDatatype::buildPointers(), ghidra::RulePieceStructure::convertZextToPiece(), ghidra::ScoreUnionFields::derefPointer(), ghidra::RulePieceStructure::determineDatatype(), ghidra::TypePointer::downChain(), ghidra::TypeStruct::endField(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::findResolve(), ghidra::SplitDatatype::getComponent(), ghidra::TypeFactory::getExactPiece(), ghidra::TypePartialStruct::getParent(), ghidra::TypeCode::getPrototype(), ghidra::TypePointerRel::getPtrToFromParent(), ghidra::TypePointer::getSpace(), ghidra::TypeStruct::getSubType(), ghidra::TypePartialStruct::getSubType(), getTypedef(), ghidra::AddTreeState::hasMatchingSubType(), ghidra::TypeArray::numElements(), ghidra::TypeOpPiece::propagateType(), ghidra::TypeOpSubpiece::propagateType(), ghidra::RangeHint::reconcile(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::resolveInFlow(), ghidra::ScoreUnionFields::scoreTruncation(), ghidra::RulePieceStructure::spanningRange(), and ghidra::TypeSpacebase::TypeSpacebase().

◆ hashName()

uint8 ghidra::Datatype::hashName ( const string & nm )

staticprotected

Produce a data-type id by hashing the type name.

If a type id is explicitly provided for a data-type, this routine is used to produce an id based on a hash of the name. IDs produced this way will have their sign-bit set to distinguish it from other IDs.

Parameters

nm	is the type name to be hashed

◆ hashSize()

uint8 ghidra::Datatype::hashSize	(	uint8	id,
		int4	size
	)

staticprotected

Reversibly hash size into id.

This allows IDs for variable length structures to be uniquefied based on size. A base ID is given and a size of the specific instance. A unique ID is returned. The hashing is reversible by feeding the output ID back into this function with the same size.

Parameters

id	is the given ID to (de)uniquify
size	is the instance size of the structure

Returns: the (de)uniquified id

References id, and size.

Referenced by decodeBasic(), ghidra::TypeFactory::decodeTypedef(), encodeBasic(), encodeRef(), ghidra::TypeFactory::findById(), hasSameVariableBase(), and markComplete().

◆ hasSameVariableBase()

bool ghidra::Datatype::hasSameVariableBase ( const Datatype * ct ) const

Are these the same variable length data-type.

If this and the other given data-type are both variable length and come from the the same base data-type, return true.

Parameters

ct	is the other given data-type to compare with this

Returns: true if they are the same variable length data-type.

References hashSize(), id, isVariableLength(), and size.

Referenced by ghidra::CastStrategyC::castStandard(), and isVariableLength().

◆ isPieceStructured()

bool ghidra::Datatype::isPieceStructured ( void ) const

inline

Does this data-type consist of separate pieces?

If a value with this data-type is put together from multiple pieces, is it better to display this construction as a sequence of separate assignments or as a single concatenation. Generally a TYPE_STRUCT or TYPE_ARRAY should be represented with separate assignments.

Returns: true if the data-type is put together with multiple assignments

References metatype, and ghidra::TYPE_ARRAY.

Referenced by ghidra::RuleSubRight::applyOp(), ghidra::RulePieceStructure::determineDatatype(), ghidra::Varnode::getStructuredType(), ghidra::PrintC::opSubpiece(), ghidra::RulePieceStructure::separateSymbol(), ghidra::RulePieceStructure::spanningRange(), and typeOrder().

◆ isPtrsubMatching()

bool ghidra::Datatype::isPtrsubMatching ( uintb off ) const

virtual

Is this data-type suitable as input to a CPUI_PTRSUB op.

A CPUI_PTRSUB must act on a pointer data-type where the given offset addresses a component. Perform this check.

Parameters

off	is the given offset

Returns: true if this is a suitable PTRSUB data-type

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypePointerRel, and ghidra::TypePointer.

Referenced by ghidra::ActionSetCasts::apply(), ghidra::RulePtrsubUndo::applyOp(), ghidra::TypePointer::clone(), ghidra::TypePointerRel::clone(), and printNameBase().

◆ nearestArrayedComponentBackward()

Datatype * ghidra::Datatype::nearestArrayedComponentBackward	(	int8	off,
		int8 *	newoff,
		int8 *	elSize
	)		const

virtual

Find the first component data-type before the given offset that is (or contains) an array, and pass back the difference between the component's start and the given offset. Return the component data-type or null if no array is found.

Parameters

off	is the given offset into this data-type
newoff	is used to pass back the offset difference
elSize	is used to pass back the array element size

Returns: the component data-type or null

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypeSpacebase, and ghidra::TypeStruct.

Referenced by ghidra::TypeStruct::endField(), getTypedef(), ghidra::AddTreeState::hasMatchingSubType(), ghidra::TypeStruct::nearestArrayedComponentBackward(), ghidra::TypeSpacebase::nearestArrayedComponentBackward(), and ghidra::TypeSpacebase::TypeSpacebase().

◆ nearestArrayedComponentForward()

Datatype * ghidra::Datatype::nearestArrayedComponentForward	(	int8	off,
		int8 *	newoff,
		int8 *	elSize
	)		const

virtual

Find the first component data-type after the given offset that is (or contains) an array, and pass back the difference between the component's start and the given offset. Return the component data-type or null if no array is found.

Parameters

off	is the given offset into this data-type
newoff	is used to pass back the offset difference
elSize	is used to pass back the array element size

Returns: the component data-type or null

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypeSpacebase, and ghidra::TypeStruct.

Referenced by ghidra::TypeStruct::endField(), getTypedef(), ghidra::AddTreeState::hasMatchingSubType(), ghidra::TypeStruct::nearestArrayedComponentForward(), ghidra::TypeSpacebase::nearestArrayedComponentForward(), and ghidra::TypeSpacebase::TypeSpacebase().

◆ printRaw()

void ghidra::Datatype::printRaw ( ostream & s ) const

virtual

Print a description of the type to stream.

Print a raw description of the type to stream. Intended for debugging. Not intended to produce parsable C.

Parameters

s	is the output stream

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypeCode, ghidra::TypePointerRel, ghidra::TypePartialUnion, ghidra::TypePartialStruct, ghidra::TypeArray, and ghidra::TypePointer.

References name, and size.

Referenced by ghidra::MapState::addRange(), ghidra::ActionPrototypeWarnings::apply(), ghidra::TypePartialStruct::getParent(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::getParentUnion(), ghidra::TypePointerRel::getPointerOffset(), ghidra::TypeCode::getPrototype(), ghidra::TypePointer::getSpace(), getTypedef(), ghidra::TypeFactory::insert(), ghidra::TypeArray::numElements(), ghidra::SymbolEntry::printEntry(), ghidra::TypePartialStruct::printRaw(), and ghidra::TypePartialUnion::printRaw().

◆ resolveInFlow()

Datatype * ghidra::Datatype::resolveInFlow	(	PcodeOp *	op,
		int4	slot
	)

virtual

Tailor data-type propagation based on Varnode use.

For certain data-types, particularly union, variables of that data-type are transformed into a subtype depending on the particular use. Each read or write of the variable may use a different subtype. This method returns the particular subtype required based on a specific PcodeOp. A slot index >=0 indicates which operand reads the variable, or if the index is -1, the variable is written.

Parameters

op	is the specific PcodeOp
slot	indicates the input operand, or the output

Returns: the resolved sub-type

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypePartialUnion, ghidra::TypeUnion, ghidra::TypeStruct, ghidra::TypeArray, and ghidra::TypePointer.

Referenced by ghidra::RulePieceStructure::applyOp(), ghidra::ActionSetCasts::castOutput(), ghidra::TypePointer::clone(), ghidra::TypeArray::clone(), ghidra::TypeStruct::clone(), ghidra::TypeUnion::clone(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::getStripped(), printNameBase(), ghidra::ActionInferTypes::propagateTypeEdge(), and ghidra::ActionSetCasts::resolveUnion().

◆ resolveTruncation()

const TypeField * ghidra::Datatype::resolveTruncation	(	int8	offset,
		PcodeOp *	op,
		int4	slot,
		int8 &	newoff
	)

virtual

Resolve which union field is being used for a given PcodeOp when a truncation is involved.

This method applies to the TYPE_UNION and TYPE_PARTIALUNION data-types, when a Varnode is backed by a larger Symbol with a union data-type, or if the Varnode is produced by a CPUI_SUBPIECE where the input Varnode has a union data-type. Scoring is done to compute the best field and the result is cached with the function. The record of the best field is returned or null if there is no appropriate field

Parameters

offset	is the byte offset into the union we are truncating to
op	is either the PcodeOp reading the truncated Varnode or the CPUI_SUBPIECE doing the truncation
slot	is either the input slot of the reading PcodeOp or the artificial SUBPIECE slot: 1
newoff	is used to pass back how much offset is left to resolve

Returns: the field of the union best associated with the truncation or null

Reimplemented in ghidra::TypePartialUnion, and ghidra::TypeUnion.

Referenced by ghidra::TypeUnion::clone(), ghidra::TypePartialUnion::getStripped(), printNameBase(), ghidra::TypeOpSubpiece::propagateType(), and ghidra::TypePartialUnion::resolveInFlow().

◆ setDisplayFormat()

void ghidra::Datatype::setDisplayFormat ( uint4 format )

inlineprotected

Set a specific display format.

The display format for the data-type is changed based on the given format. A value of zero clears any preexisting format. Otherwise the value can be one of: 1=hex, 2=dec, 3=oct, 4=bin, 5=char

Parameters

format is the given format

References flags, and force_format.

Referenced by decodeBasic(), ghidra::TypeFactory::getArch(), ghidra::TypeFactory::getTypedef(), markComplete(), and ghidra::TypeFactory::setDisplayFormat().

◆ typeOrderBool()

int4 ghidra::Datatype::typeOrderBool ( const Datatype & op ) const

inline

Order this with -op-, treating bool data-type as special.

Order data-types, with special handling of the bool data-type. Data-types are compared using the normal ordering, but bool is ordered after all other data-types. A return value of 0 indicates the data-types are the same, -1 indicates that this is prefered (ordered earlier), and 1 indicates this is ordered later.

Parameters

op	is the other data-type to compare with this

Returns: -1, 0, or 1

References compare(), metatype, and ghidra::TYPE_BOOL.

Referenced by ghidra::HighVariable::getTypeRepresentative(), and typeOrder().

Member Data Documentation

◆ base2sub

sub_metatype ghidra::Datatype::base2sub

staticprotected

Initial value:

= {
    SUB_PARTIALUNION, SUB_PARTIALSTRUCT, SUB_UNION, SUB_STRUCT, SUB_ARRAY, SUB_PTRREL, SUB_PTR, SUB_FLOAT, SUB_CODE,
    SUB_BOOL, SUB_UINT_PLAIN, SUB_INT_PLAIN, SUB_UNKNOWN, SUB_SPACEBASE, SUB_VOID
}

The base propagation ordering associated with each meta-type. The array elements correspond to the ordering of #type_metatype.

Referenced by decodeBasic().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

type.hh
type.cc

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Protected Types

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Detailed Description

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ anonymous enum

Member Function Documentation

◆ compare()

◆ compareDependency()

◆ decodeBasic()

◆ decodeIntegerFormat()

◆ encode()

◆ encodeBasic()

◆ encodeIntegerFormat()

◆ encodeRef()

◆ encodeTypedef()

◆ findCompatibleResolve()

◆ findResolve()

◆ findTruncation()

◆ getDisplayFormat()

◆ getStripped()

◆ getSubType()

◆ hashName()

◆ hashSize()

◆ hasSameVariableBase()

◆ isPieceStructured()

◆ isPtrsubMatching()

◆ nearestArrayedComponentBackward()

◆ nearestArrayedComponentForward()

◆ printRaw()

◆ resolveInFlow()

◆ resolveTruncation()

◆ setDisplayFormat()

◆ typeOrderBool()

Member Data Documentation

◆ base2sub