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Re: [RFA] Patch to limit field name completion candidates
Daniel> The patch and test are OK! Work out the NEWS and manual bits with
Daniel> Eli, and you're home free.
The NEWS part is pending.
Eli, how does this look for the manual?
Tom
2008-06-05 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Completion): Add field name example.
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\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
@c Copyright (C) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998,
! @c 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c
@c %**start of header
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\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
@c Copyright (C) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998,
! @c 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c
@c %**start of header
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overload-resolution off} to disable overload resolution;
see @ref{Debugging C Plus Plus, ,@value{GDBN} Features for C@t{++}}.
+ @cindex completion of field names
+ @cindex field name completion
+ When completing in an expression which looks up a field in a
+ structure, @value{GDBN} also tries to limit completions to the field
+ names available in the type of the left-hand-side:
+
+ @smallexample
+ (@value{GDBP}) p gdb_stdout.@key{M-?}
+ magic to_delete to_fputs to_put to_rewind
+ to_data to_flush to_isatty to_read to_write
+ @end smallexample
+
@node Help
@section Getting Help