1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/language.h b/gdb/language.h
index 21ed47b3580..87064962b9b 100644
--- a/gdb/language.h
+++ b/gdb/language.h
@@ -579,6 +579,13 @@ struct language_defn
   virtual char string_lower_bound () const
   { return c_style_arrays_p () ? 0 : 1; }
 
+  /* Return the LEN characters long string at STR as a value as
+     represented in this language.  GDBARCH is used to infer the
+     character type.  The default implementation returns a
+     null-terminated C string.  */
+  virtual struct value *value_string (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
+				      const char *ptr, ssize_t len) const;
+
   /* Returns true if the symbols names should be stored in GDB's data
      structures for minimal/partial/full symbols using their linkage (aka
      mangled) form; false if the symbol names should be demangled first.