Types

types

Classes:

• TypeKind –

  Type category enumeration.

• Types –

  Provides access to type information and manipulation in the IDA database.

TypeKind

Bases: Enum

Type category enumeration.

Attributes:

• NAMED –
• NUMBERED –

NAMED class-attribute instance-attribute

NAMED = 1

NUMBERED class-attribute instance-attribute

NUMBERED = 2

Types

Types(database: 'Database')

Provides access to type information and manipulation in the IDA database.

Constructs a types handler for the given database.

Args: database: Reference to the active IDA database.

Methods:

• apply_named_type –

  Applies a named type to the given address.

• get_all –

  Retrieves a generator over all types in the specified type library.

• get_name_at –

  Retrieves the type information of the item at the given address.

• get_names –

  Retrieves a generator over all names in the specified type library.

Attributes:

• m_database –

m_database instance-attribute

m_database = database

apply_named_type

apply_named_type(ea: 'ea_t', type: 'str')

Applies a named type to the given address.

Args: ea: The effective address. type: The name of the type to apply.

Returns: True if the type was applied successfully, false otherwise.

get_all

get_all(
    type_kind: TypeKind = NAMED, type_library: str = ''
)

Retrieves a generator over all types in the specified type library.

get_name_at

get_name_at(ea: 'ea_t') -> str | None

Retrieves the type information of the item at the given address.

Args: ea: The effective address.

Returns: The type name or None if it does not exist.

get_names

get_names(type_library: str = '')

Retrieves a generator over all names in the specified type library.