Functions: string conversion

functions that convert between string encodings More...

Modules
	String to address conversion flags
	passed as 'flags' parameter to str2ea_ex()

Macros
#define	MAX_NUMBUF   (128+8)
	16-byte value in binary base (0b00101010...)
#define	b2a   b2a32
	shortcut for number->string conversion, see b2a32()
#define	btoa   btoa32
	shortcut for number->string conversion, see btoa32()
#define	atob   atob32
	shortcut for string->number conversion, see atob32()

Functions
bool	ea2str (qstring *out, ea_t ea)
	Convert linear address to UTF-8 string.
idaman bool ida_export	str2ea (ea_t *out, const char *str, ea_t screen_ea=BADADDR)
	Convert string to linear address. More...
idaman bool ida_export	str2ea_ex (ea_t *out, const char *str, ea_t screen_ea=BADADDR, int flags=0)
	Same as str2ea() but possibly with some steps skipped. More...
idaman bool ida_export	atoea (ea_t *out, const char *str)
	Convert a number in C notation to an address. More...
idaman size_t ida_export	stoa (qstring *out, ea_t from, sel_t seg)
	Convert segment selector to UTF-8 string.
idaman int ida_export	atos (sel_t *seg, const char *str)
	Convert UTF-8 string to segment selector. More...
idaman size_t ida_export	b2a_width (int nbytes, int radix)
	Get the number of UTF-8 characters required to represent a number with the specified number of bytes and radix. More...
idaman size_t ida_export	b2a32 (char *buf, size_t bufsize, uint32 x, int nbytes, int radix)
	Convert number to UTF-8 string (includes leading zeroes). More...
idaman size_t ida_export	b2a64 (char *buf, size_t bufsize, uint64 x, int nbytes, int radix)
	Same as b2a32(), but can handle 'nbytes' = 8.
idaman size_t ida_export	btoa_width (int nbytes, flags64_t flag, int n)
	Get max number of UTF-8 characters required to represent a given type of value, with a given size (without leading zeroes). More...
idaman size_t ida_export	btoa32 (char *buf, size_t bufsize, uint32 x, int radix=0)
	Same as b2a32(), but will generate a string without any leading zeroes. More...
idaman size_t ida_export	btoa64 (char *buf, size_t bufsize, uint64 x, int radix=0)
	64-bit equivalent of btoa32()
idaman size_t ida_export	btoa128 (char *buf, size_t bufsize, uint128 x, int radix=0)
	128-bit equivalent of btoa32()
idaman size_t ida_export	numop2str (char *buf, size_t bufsize, ea_t ea, int n, uint64 x, int nbytes, int radix=0)
	Convert instruction operand immediate number to UTF-8. More...
idaman bool ida_export	atob32 (uint32 *x, const char *str)
	Convert UTF-8 to a number using the current assembler formats. More...
idaman bool ida_export	atob64 (uint64 *x, const char *str)
	64-bit equivalent of atob32()
idaman size_t ida_export	pretty_print_size (char *buf, size_t bufsize, uint64 value)
	Pretty-print a size. More...
idaman bool ida_export	parse_pretty_size (uint64 *out, const char *in)
	Parse a pretty-printed size. More...
idaman void ida_export	append_disp (qstring *buf, adiff_t disp, bool tag=true)
	Auxiliary function. More...
idaman THREAD_SAFE int ida_export	r50_to_asc (char *p, const ushort *r, int k)
	Convert RADIX50 -> UTF-8. More...
int THREAD_SAFE	asc_to_r50 (ushort *r, const char *p, int k)
	Convert UTF-8 -> RADIX50 (see r50_to_asc())

Detailed Description

functions that convert between string encodings

Function Documentation

str2ea()

idaman bool ida_export str2ea	(	ea_t *	out,
		const char *	str,
		ea_t	screen_ea = BADADDR
	)

Convert string to linear address.

Tries to interpret the string as:
1) "current IP" keyword if supported by assembler (e.g. "$" in x86)
2) segment:offset expression, where "segment" may be a name or a fixed segment register (e.g. cs, ds)
3) just segment name/register (translated to segment's start address)
4) a name in the database (or debug name during debugging)
5) hexadecimal value without prefix or suffix
6) +delta or -delta, where numerical 'delta' is added to or subtracted from 'screen_ea'
7) register name (only during debugging)
8) if all else fails, try to evaluate 'str' as an IDC expression

Parameters

out[out]	the buffer to put the result
str	string to parse
screen_ea	the current address in the disassembly/pseudocode view

Returns

success

str2ea_ex()

idaman bool ida_export str2ea_ex	(	ea_t *	out,
		const char *	str,
		ea_t	screen_ea = BADADDR,
		int	flags = 0
	)

Same as str2ea() but possibly with some steps skipped.

Parameters

[out]	out	the buffer to put the result
	str	string to parse
	screen_ea	the current address in the disassembly/pseudocode view
	flags	see String to address conversion flags

Returns

success

atoea()

idaman bool ida_export atoea	(	ea_t *	out,
		const char *	str
	)

Convert a number in C notation to an address.

decimal: 1234
octal: 0123
hexadecimal: 0xabcd
binary: 0b00101010

Parameters

[out]	out	the buffer to put the result
	str	the string to parse

atos()

idaman int ida_export atos	(	sel_t *	seg,
		const char *	str
	)

Convert UTF-8 string to segment selector.

Return values

0	fail
1	ok (hex)
2	ok (segment name or reg)

b2a_width()

idaman size_t ida_export b2a_width	(	int	nbytes,
		int	radix
	)

Get the number of UTF-8 characters required to represent a number with the specified number of bytes and radix.

Parameters

nbytes	if 0, use default number of bytes, usually 4 or 8 depending on __EA64__
radix	if 0, use default radix, usually 16

b2a32()

idaman size_t ida_export b2a32	(	char *	buf,
		size_t	bufsize,
		uint32	x,
		int	nbytes,
		int	radix
	)

Convert number to UTF-8 string (includes leading zeroes).

Parameters

x	value to convert
buf	output buffer
bufsize	size of output buffer
nbytes	1, 2, 3, or 4
radix	2, 8, 10, or 16

Returns

size of resulting string

btoa_width()

idaman size_t ida_export btoa_width	(	int	nbytes,
		flags64_t	flag,
		int	n
	)

Get max number of UTF-8 characters required to represent a given type of value, with a given size (without leading zeroes).

Parameters

nbytes	size of number
flag	should be one of FF_ for #MS_0TYPE
n	if 1, shr 'flag' by 4

btoa32()

idaman size_t ida_export btoa32	(	char *	buf,
		size_t	bufsize,
		uint32	x,
		int	radix = 0
	)

Same as b2a32(), but will generate a string without any leading zeroes.

Can be used to output some numbers in the instructions.

numop2str()

idaman size_t ida_export numop2str	(	char *	buf,
		size_t	bufsize,
		ea_t	ea,
		int	n,
		uint64	x,
		int	nbytes,
		int	radix = 0
	)

Convert instruction operand immediate number to UTF-8.

This is the main function to output numbers in the instruction operands.
It prints the number with or without the leading zeroes depending on the flags.
This function is called from out_value(). Please use out_value() if you can.

atob32()

idaman bool ida_export atob32	(	uint32 *	x,
		const char *	str
	)

Convert UTF-8 to a number using the current assembler formats.

e.g. for ibmpc, '12o' is octal, '12h' is hex, etc.

Returns

success

pretty_print_size()

idaman size_t ida_export pretty_print_size	(	char *	buf,
		size_t	bufsize,
		uint64	value
	)

Pretty-print a size.

The output is concise and easy to grasp, like 23k, 1.2G, or 8.56T. Values >= 1000TB are printed as "infty".

Parameters

buf	the output buffer
bufsize	size of the output buffer. 8 is enough.
value	value to print

Returns

number of bytes stored into buf. if the buffer is too small, the output will be truncated.

parse_pretty_size()

idaman bool ida_export parse_pretty_size	(	uint64 *	out,
		const char *	in
	)

Parse a pretty-printed size.

This performs the reverse operation of pretty_print_size()

Parameters

out	the resulting value
in	the formatted string

Returns

success

append_disp()

idaman void ida_export append_disp	(	qstring *	buf,
		adiff_t	disp,
		bool	tag = true
	)

Auxiliary function.

Print displacement to a name (+disp or -disp) in the natural radix

Parameters

buf	output buffer to append to
disp	displacement to output. 0 leads to no modifications
tag	whether to output color tags

r50_to_asc()

idaman THREAD_SAFE int ida_export r50_to_asc	(	char *	p,
		const ushort *	r,
		int	k
	)

Convert RADIX50 -> UTF-8.

Parameters

p	pointer to UTF-8 string
r	pointer to radix50 string
k	number of elements in the input string (element of radix50 string is a word) (element of UTF-8 string is a character)

Returns

number of elements left unprocessed in the input string,
because the input string contains unconvertible elements.
0-ok, all elements are converted