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The 83difference between a <code>gdb.LazyString</code> and a string wrapped within 84a <code>gdb.Value</code> is that a <code>gdb.LazyString</code> will be treated 85differently by <small>GDB</small> when printing. A <code>gdb.LazyString</code> is 86retrieved and encoded during printing, while a <code>gdb.Value</code> 87wrapping a string is immediately retrieved and encoded on creation. 88</p> 89<p>A <code>gdb.LazyString</code> object has the following functions: 90</p> 91<dl> 92<dt><a name="index-LazyString_002evalue"></a>Function: <strong>LazyString.value</strong> <em>()</em></dt> 93<dd><p>Convert the <code>gdb.LazyString</code> to a <code>gdb.Value</code>. This value 94will point to the string in memory, but will lose all the delayed 95retrieval, encoding and handling that <small>GDB</small> applies to a 96<code>gdb.LazyString</code>. 97</p></dd></dl> 98 99<dl> 100<dt><a name="index-LazyString_002eaddress"></a>Variable: <strong>LazyString.address</strong></dt> 101<dd><p>This attribute holds the address of the string. This attribute is not 102writable. 103</p></dd></dl> 104 105<dl> 106<dt><a name="index-LazyString_002elength"></a>Variable: <strong>LazyString.length</strong></dt> 107<dd><p>This attribute holds the length of the string in characters. If the 108length is -1, then the string will be fetched and encoded up to the 109first null of appropriate width. This attribute is not writable. 110</p></dd></dl> 111 112<dl> 113<dt><a name="index-LazyString_002eencoding"></a>Variable: <strong>LazyString.encoding</strong></dt> 114<dd><p>This attribute holds the encoding that will be applied to the string 115when the string is printed by <small>GDB</small>. If the encoding is not 116set, or contains an empty string, then <small>GDB</small> will select the 117most appropriate encoding when the string is printed. This attribute 118is not writable. 119</p></dd></dl> 120 121<dl> 122<dt><a name="index-LazyString_002etype"></a>Variable: <strong>LazyString.type</strong></dt> 123<dd><p>This attribute holds the type that is represented by the lazy string’s 124type. For a lazy string this is a pointer or array type. To 125resolve this to the lazy string’s character type, use the type’s 126<code>target</code> method. See <a href="Types-In-Python.html#Types-In-Python">Types In Python</a>. This attribute is not 127writable. 128</p></dd></dl> 129 130<hr> 131<div class="header"> 132<p> 133Next: <a href="Architectures-In-Python.html#Architectures-In-Python" accesskey="n" rel="next">Architectures In Python</a>, Previous: <a href="Finish-Breakpoints-in-Python.html#Finish-Breakpoints-in-Python" accesskey="p" rel="previous">Finish Breakpoints in Python</a>, Up: <a href="Python-API.html#Python-API" accesskey="u" rel="up">Python API</a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="Concept-Index.html#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p> 134</div> 135 136 137 138</body> 139</html> 140