Index: lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/unique_ptr/TestDataFormatterStdUniquePtr.py =================================================================== --- lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/unique_ptr/TestDataFormatterStdUniquePtr.py +++ lldb/trunk/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/functionalities/data-formatter/data-formatter-stl/libstdcpp/unique_ptr/TestDataFormatterStdUniquePtr.py @@ -42,13 +42,17 @@ self.expect("frame variable sdp", substrs=['sdp = 0x', 'deleter = ', 'a = 3', 'b = 4']) self.assertEqual(123, frame.GetValueForVariablePath("iup.object").GetValueAsUnsigned()) + self.assertEqual(123, frame.GetValueForVariablePath("*iup").GetValueAsUnsigned()) self.assertFalse(frame.GetValueForVariablePath("iup.deleter").IsValid()) self.assertEqual('"foobar"', frame.GetValueForVariablePath("sup.object").GetSummary()) + self.assertEqual('"foobar"', frame.GetValueForVariablePath("*sup").GetSummary()) self.assertFalse(frame.GetValueForVariablePath("sup.deleter").IsValid()) self.assertEqual(456, frame.GetValueForVariablePath("idp.object").GetValueAsUnsigned()) + self.assertEqual(456, frame.GetValueForVariablePath("*idp").GetValueAsUnsigned()) self.assertEqual('"baz"', frame.GetValueForVariablePath("sdp.object").GetSummary()) + self.assertEqual('"baz"', frame.GetValueForVariablePath("*sdp").GetSummary()) idp_deleter = frame.GetValueForVariablePath("idp.deleter") self.assertTrue(idp_deleter.IsValid()) @@ -86,5 +90,7 @@ frame = self.frame() self.assertTrue(frame.IsValid()) self.assertEqual(2, frame.GetValueForVariablePath("f1->fp.object.data").GetValueAsUnsigned()) + self.assertEqual(2, frame.GetValueForVariablePath("f1->fp->data").GetValueAsUnsigned()) self.assertEqual(1, frame.GetValueForVariablePath("f1->fp.object.fp.object.data").GetValueAsUnsigned()) + self.assertEqual(1, frame.GetValueForVariablePath("f1->fp->fp->data").GetValueAsUnsigned()) Index: lldb/trunk/source/Core/ValueObject.cpp =================================================================== --- lldb/trunk/source/Core/ValueObject.cpp +++ lldb/trunk/source/Core/ValueObject.cpp @@ -2889,6 +2889,11 @@ child_is_base_class, child_is_deref_of_parent, eAddressTypeInvalid, language_flags); } + } else if (HasSyntheticValue()) { + m_deref_valobj = + GetSyntheticValue() + ->GetChildMemberWithName(ConstString("$$dereference$$"), true) + .get(); } if (m_deref_valobj) { Index: lldb/trunk/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp =================================================================== --- lldb/trunk/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp +++ lldb/trunk/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp @@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ return 0; if (name == ConstString("del") || name == ConstString("deleter")) return 1; - if (name == ConstString("obj") || name == ConstString("object")) + if (name == ConstString("obj") || name == ConstString("object") || + name == ConstString("$$dereference$$")) return 2; return UINT32_MAX; } Index: lldb/trunk/source/Target/StackFrame.cpp =================================================================== --- lldb/trunk/source/Target/StackFrame.cpp +++ lldb/trunk/source/Target/StackFrame.cpp @@ -606,8 +606,10 @@ // Calculate the next separator index ahead of time ValueObjectSP child_valobj_sp; const char separator_type = var_expr[0]; + bool expr_is_ptr = false; switch (separator_type) { case '-': + expr_is_ptr = true; if (var_expr.size() >= 2 && var_expr[1] != '>') return ValueObjectSP(); @@ -624,11 +626,32 @@ return ValueObjectSP(); } } + + // If we have a non pointer type with a sythetic value then lets check if + // we have an sythetic dereference specified. + if (!valobj_sp->IsPointerType() && valobj_sp->HasSyntheticValue()) { + Error deref_error; + if (valobj_sp->GetCompilerType().IsReferenceType()) { + valobj_sp = valobj_sp->GetSyntheticValue()->Dereference(deref_error); + if (error.Fail()) { + error.SetErrorStringWithFormatv( + "Failed to dereference reference type: %s", deref_error); + return ValueObjectSP(); + } + } + + valobj_sp = valobj_sp->Dereference(deref_error); + if (error.Fail()) { + error.SetErrorStringWithFormatv( + "Failed to dereference sythetic value: %s", deref_error); + return ValueObjectSP(); + } + expr_is_ptr = false; + } + var_expr = var_expr.drop_front(); // Remove the '-' LLVM_FALLTHROUGH; case '.': { - const bool expr_is_ptr = var_expr[0] == '>'; - var_expr = var_expr.drop_front(); // Remove the '.' or '>' separator_idx = var_expr.find_first_of(".-["); ConstString child_name(var_expr.substr(0, var_expr.find_first_of(".-["))); Index: lldb/trunk/www/varformats.html =================================================================== --- lldb/trunk/www/varformats.html +++ lldb/trunk/www/varformats.html @@ -1068,6 +1068,7 @@ [2] This method is optional (starting with SVN rev166495/LLDB-175). While implementing it in terms of num_children is acceptable, implementors are encouraged to look for optimized coding alternatives whenever reasonable.
[3] This method is optional (starting with SVN revision 219330). The SBValue you return here will most likely be a numeric type (int, float, ...) as its value bytes will be used as-if they were the value of the root SBValue proper. As a shortcut for this, you can inherit from lldb.SBSyntheticValueProvider, and just define get_value as other methods are defaulted in the superclass as returning default no-children responses. +

If a synthetic child provider supplies a special child named $$dereference$$ then it will be used when evaluating opertaor* and operator-> in the frame variable command and related SB API functions.

For examples of how synthetic children are created, you are encouraged to look at examples/synthetic in the LLDB trunk. Please, be aware that the code in those files (except bitfield/) is legacy code and is not maintained. You may especially want to begin looking at this example to get