reven2.types._pointer.Pointer

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class Pointer(Type):

A type constructor that accepts a type T as parameter and builds the type representing "a pointer to T" (T*).

The main use of pointer types is that they can be dereferenced. See reven2.trace.Context.deref for more information.

When an instance of a pointer type is read, it is returned as an address, built from the read offset and from a base address stored in the pointer type.

Note: when reading the address of a pointer, it is considered like an integer of the same endianness, signedness and size as USize.

Method	`__eq__`	Compares the instance for equality with an object.
Method	`__hash__`	Returns the hash for this value.
Method	`__init__`	Initializes a new pointer type from its element type and the kind of address it should produce.
Method	`__ne__`	Undocumented
Method	`__str__`	Returns the nicely printable string representation of this instance.
Method	`cast_inner`	Returns a new pointer type, specifying a different element type it should dereference to.
Method	`is_context_sensitive`	Whether the context argument needed by some methods actually has an effect.
Method	`size_bytes`	The minimal number of bytes necessary to hold an instance of a pointer, that may depend on the context.
Property	`elem_type`	Property: The pointed-to type.
Static Method	`_compute_base_address`	Undocumented
Method	`_construct_type`	Return the underlying `construct` instance
Method	`_decode`	Undocumented
Method	`_encode`	Undocumented
Method	`_resolve`	Uses the resolver to return a resolved version of the type, if possible.
Instance Variable	`_base_address`	Undocumented
Instance Variable	`_elem_type`	Undocumented
Instance Variable	`_underlying_type`	Undocumented

Inherited from Type:

Method	`description`	The short description of this type.
Method	`parse`	Parses the value of an instance of this type from a raw buffer, possibly depending on the context.
Method	`to_bytes`	Build a byte buffer from a value of this type.

def __eq__(self, o):

Compares the instance for equality with an object.

if the object is not a Pointer, it will never be equal to this instance.

Parameters
o:`object`	Undocumented
Returns
`bool`	Undocumented

def __hash__(self):

Returns the hash for this value.

Returns
`int`	Undocumented

def __init__(self, elem_type, segment_register=None, segment_index=None, is_linear=False, is_physical=False, base_address=None, size=None):

Initializes a new pointer type from its element type and the kind of address it should produce.

Kind of address

When the value of a Pointer is read, it is returned as an address. Since there are logical addresses with various segments, linear addresses and physical addresses, it is important that a Pointer instance knows which kind of addresses it should produce.

To determine the kind of address produced by a Pointer instance, one of the following arguments can be provided to its constructor:

segment_register: to specify a logical address using a segment register
segment_index: to specify a logical address using a segment index
is_linear: to specify a linear address
is_physical: to specify a physical address
base_address: to specify that the produced address is an offset relative to an existing base_address. This is useful for instance when reading a table containing offsets used to build function pointers relative to a fixed base address.

If none of these arguments is provided, then the address kind will default to logical addresses with the default segment (ds).

Additionally, the pointer size can either be context-sensitive (by default), meaning it will be 64-bit in 64-bit contexts and 32-bit in 32-bit contexts, or explicitly specified (and thus not context-sensitive).

Information

Parameters
elem_type:`Type`	the pointed-to type.
segment_register:`_Optional[Register]`	a segment register indicating that logical addresses using this segment register should be produced.
segment_index:`_Optional[int]`	an integer indicating that logical addresses using this segment index should be produced.
is_linear:`bool`	if True, indicates that linear addresses should be produced.
is_physical:`bool`	if True, indicates that physical addresses should be produced.
base_address:`_Optional[address._AbstractAddress]`	the base address from which addresses should be produced.
size:`_Optional[int]`	if provided, the size of the pointer. If `None`, then the pointer's size is determined by the bitness of the current context.
Raises
`TypeError`	if elem_type is not a type
`TypeError`	if base_address is not an address
`ValueError`	if more than one in 'segment_register', 'segment_index', 'is_linear', 'is_physical' or 'base_address' is provided
`ValueError`	if a size different from 2, 4, 8, 16 or `None` is specified.

def __ne__(self, o):

Undocumented

Parameters
o:`object`	Undocumented
Returns
`bool`	Undocumented

def __str__(self):

Returns the nicely printable string representation of this instance.

Returns
`str`	Undocumented

def cast_inner(self, inner):

Returns a new pointer type, specifying a different element type it should dereference to.

This method is a cast, able to change the type that the pointer points to. It cannot fail, but make sure the result makes sense.

Parameters
inner:`Type`	Undocumented
Returns
`Pointer`	Undocumented

def is_context_sensitive(self):

overrides reven2.types._type.Type.is_context_sensitive

Whether the context argument needed by some methods actually has an effect.

Types that return False to this method are context-insensitive types. You can safely pass any object as context parameter (including None) to the methods of such type.

Note that the context-sensitivity of a type may change in the future.

Examples

Getting the size of a type without needing a context for context-insensitive types: >>> types.U32.is_context_sensitive() False >>> types.U32.size_bytes(context=None) 4 >>> array32_12 = types.Array(types.U32, 12) >>> array32_12.is_context_sensitive() False >>> array32_12.size_bytes() # context=None by default 48

Context-sensitive types may raise errors when attempting to get the size without a context: >>> types.USize.is_context_sensitive() True >>> types.USize.size_bytes(context=None) ValueError: Please provide a context when using a context-sensitive type

Returns
`bool`	Undocumented

def size_bytes(self, context=None):

overrides reven2.types._type.Type.size_bytes

The minimal number of bytes necessary to hold an instance of a pointer, that may depend on the context.

Information

Parameters
context	The context object. See package documentation.
Returns
`int`	An `integer`.

@property
elem_type: Type =

Property: The pointed-to type.

Information

Returns
A type from `reven2.types`.

@staticmethod
def _compute_base_address(segment_register=None, segment_index=None, is_linear=None, is_physical=None, base_address=None):

Undocumented

def _construct_type(self, context=None):

overrides reven2.types._type.Type._construct_type

Return the underlying construct instance

def _decode(self, offset, _):

Undocumented

Parameters
offset:`int`	Undocumented
_	Undocumented

def _encode(self, value, _):

Undocumented

Parameters
value:`address._AbstractAddress`	Undocumented
_	Undocumented

def _resolve(self, resolver):

overrides reven2.types._type.Type._resolve

Uses the resolver to return a resolved version of the type, if possible.

Parameters
resolver:`TypeResolver`	Undocumented
Returns
`Type`	Undocumented

_base_address =

Undocumented

_elem_type =

Undocumented

_underlying_type =

Undocumented