Package ghidra.program.model.data

Interface DataTypeComponent

All Known Subinterfaces:
InternalDataTypeComponent
All Known Implementing Classes:
DataTypeComponentImpl, ReadOnlyDataTypeComponent
public interface DataTypeComponent
DataTypeComponents are holders for the dataTypes that make up composite (Structures and Unions) dataTypes.

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final String
    DEFAULT_FIELD_NAME_PREFIX
    The default prefix for the name of a component.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getComment()
    Get the comment for this dataTypeComponent.
    DataType
    getDataType()
    Returns the dataType in this component.
    default String
    getDefaultFieldName()
    Returns a default field name for this component.
    Settings
    getDefaultSettings()
    Gets the default settings for this data type component.
    int
    getEndOffset()
    Get the byte offset of where this component ends relative to the start of the parent data type.
    String
    getFieldName()
    Get this component's field name within its parent.
    int
    getLength()
    Get the length of this component.
    int
    getOffset()
    Get the byte offset of where this component begins relative to the start of the parent data type.
    int
    getOrdinal()
    Get the ordinal position within the parent dataType.
    DataType
    getParent()
    returns the dataType that contains this component.
    boolean
    isBitFieldComponent()
    Determine if the specified component corresponds to a bit-field.
    boolean
    isEquivalent(DataTypeComponent dtc)
    Returns true if the given dataTypeComponent is equivalent to this dataTypeComponent.
    boolean
    isZeroBitFieldComponent()
    Determine if the specified component corresponds to a zero-length bit-field.
    void
    setComment(String comment)
    Sets the comment for the component.
    void
    setFieldName(String fieldName)
    Sets the field name.
    static boolean
    usesZeroLengthComponent(DataType dataType)
    Determine if the specified dataType will be treated as a zero-length component allowing it to possibly overlap the next component.

  • Field Details

    • DEFAULT_FIELD_NAME_PREFIX

      static final String DEFAULT_FIELD_NAME_PREFIX
      The default prefix for the name of a component.
      See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getDataType

      DataType getDataType()
      Returns the dataType in this component.
      Returns:
      the dataType in this component

    • getParent

      DataType getParent()
      returns the dataType that contains this component.
      Returns:
      the dataType that contains this component.

    • isBitFieldComponent

      boolean isBitFieldComponent()
      Determine if the specified component corresponds to a bit-field.
      Returns:
      true if bit-field else false

    • isZeroBitFieldComponent

      boolean isZeroBitFieldComponent()
      Determine if the specified component corresponds to a zero-length bit-field.
      Returns:
      true if zero-length bit-field else false

    • getOrdinal

      int getOrdinal()
      Get the ordinal position within the parent dataType.
      Returns:
      ordinal of this component within the parent data type.

    • getOffset

      int getOffset()
      Get the byte offset of where this component begins relative to the start of the parent data type.
      Returns:
      offset of start of component relative to the start of the parent data type.

    • getEndOffset

      int getEndOffset()
      Get the byte offset of where this component ends relative to the start of the parent data type.
      Returns:
      offset of end of component relative to the start of the parent data type.

    • getLength

      int getLength()
      Get the length of this component. Zero-length components will report a length of 0 and may overlap other components at the same offset. Similarly, multiple adjacent bit-field components may appear to overlap at the byte-level.
      Returns:
      the length of this component

    • getComment

      String getComment()
      Get the comment for this dataTypeComponent.
      Returns:
      component comment string or null if one has not been set

    • getDefaultSettings

      Settings getDefaultSettings()
      Gets the default settings for this data type component.
      Returns:
      a Settings object that is the set of default values for this dataType component

    • setComment

      void setComment(String comment)
      Sets the comment for the component.
      Parameters:
      comment - this components comment or null to clear comment.

    • getFieldName

      String getFieldName()
      Get this component's field name within its parent. If this method returns null getDefaultFieldName() can be used to obtain a default generated field name.
      Returns:
      this component's field name within its parent or null if one has not been set.

    • setFieldName

      void setFieldName(String fieldName) throws DuplicateNameException
      Sets the field name. If the field name is empty it will be set to null, which is the default field name. An exception is thrown if one of the parent's other components already has the specified field name.
      Parameters:
      fieldName - the new field name for this component.
      Throws:
      DuplicateNameException - if another component of the parent has the specified field name.

    • getDefaultFieldName

      default String getDefaultFieldName()
      Returns a default field name for this component. Used only if a field name is not set.
      Returns:
      default field name (may be null for nameless fields such as a zero-length bitfield).

    • isEquivalent

      boolean isEquivalent(DataTypeComponent dtc)
      Returns true if the given dataTypeComponent is equivalent to this dataTypeComponent. A dataTypeComponent is "equivalent" if the other component has a data type that is equivalent to this component's data type. The dataTypeComponents must also have the same offset, field name, and comment. The length is only checked for components which are dynamic and whose size must be specified when creating a component.
      Parameters:
      dtc - the dataTypeComponent being tested for equivalence.
      Returns:
      true if the given dataTypeComponent is equivalent to this dataTypeComponent.

    • usesZeroLengthComponent

      static boolean usesZeroLengthComponent(DataType dataType)
      Determine if the specified dataType will be treated as a zero-length component allowing it to possibly overlap the next component. If the specified dataType returns true for DataType.isZeroLength() and true for DataType.isNotYetDefined() this method will return false causing the associated component to use the reported dataType length of 1.
      Parameters:
      dataType - datatype to be evaluated
      Returns:
      true if zero-length component