Re: Patch: implement new dynamic varobj spec

[nickrob at snap dot net dot nz (Nick Roberts)]

 > > It's probably unusual for the key to be a structure 
 > 
 > Rather, it's very typical in C++. std::map<std::string, whatever> is used
 > all over.

A string is represented by a single value like a scalar.  The case being
considered was  "a struct or some other complicated varobj with children".

 >...
 > > -var-create - * m1
 > > -var-list-children -var1
 > > 
 > >    var1.0       = "map_element"
 > >    var1.0.key   = key0
 > >    var1.0.key.a = 5
 > >    var1.0.key.b = 7.5
 > >    var1.0.value = "a string"
 > 
 > What if 'values' wishes to have a field named 'key'? 

I don't understand.  The frontend would know from var1.0 that key value pairs
follow.  So presumably:

    var1.0.key.key = 5

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