Package ghidra.program.model.pcode

Class HighConstant

java.lang.Object

ghidra.program.model.pcode.HighVariable

ghidra.program.model.pcode.HighConstant

public class HighConstant
extends HighVariable

A constant that has been given a datatype (like a constant that is really a pointer)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ghidra.program.model.pcode.HighVariable

function, instances, name, offset, represent, type

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
HighConstant(HighFunction func)	Constructor for use with restoreXml
HighConstant(java.lang.String name, DataType type, Varnode vn, Address pc, HighFunction func)	Construct a constant NOT associated with a symbol

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Address	getPCAddress()
Scalar	getScalar()
HighSymbol	getSymbol()	Retrieve any underlying HighSymbol
void	restoreXml(XmlPullParser parser)	Restore this HighVariable from a <high> XML tag

Methods inherited from class ghidra.program.model.pcode.HighVariable

attachInstances, getDataType, getHighFunction, getInstances, getName, getOffset, getRepresentative, getSize, requiresDynamicStorage, restoreInstances, setHighOnInstances

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

HighConstant

public HighConstant(HighFunction func)

Constructor for use with restoreXml

Parameters:

func - is the HighFunction this constant belongs to

HighConstant

public HighConstant(java.lang.String name,
                    DataType type,
                    Varnode vn,
                    Address pc,
                    HighFunction func)

Construct a constant NOT associated with a symbol

Parameters:

name - name of variable

type - data type of variable

vn - constant varnode

pc - code unit address where constant is used

func - the associated high function

Method Detail

getSymbol

public HighSymbol getSymbol()

Description copied from class: HighVariable

Retrieve any underlying HighSymbol

Specified by:

getSymbol in class HighVariable

Returns:

the HighSymbol

getPCAddress

public Address getPCAddress()

Returns:

instruction address the variable comes into scope within the function

getScalar

public Scalar getScalar()

Returns:

constant as a scalar object

restoreXml

public void restoreXml(XmlPullParser parser)
                throws PcodeXMLException

Description copied from class: HighVariable

Restore this HighVariable from a <high> XML tag

Specified by:

restoreXml in class HighVariable

Parameters:

parser - is the XML stream

Throws:

PcodeXMLException - if the XML is not valid