From 8c185eb0d2cd28cc40527cdcfb8bc84e8dad5ad1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alena Laskavaia <elaskavaia.cdt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:07:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [244025] - fixed details for variable in base class for c++,
 based on patch from  xgsa

---
 .../eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Variable.java  | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Variable.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Variable.java
index eb80fef034a..c858e7137dd 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Variable.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Variable.java
@@ -253,6 +253,16 @@ public abstract class Variable extends VariableDescriptor implements ICDIVariabl
 					// so it is pretty safe without to do without any other type checks
 					childFake = true;
 					// fn remains unchanged otherwise it would be like x->public
+				} else if (cpp && childName.equals(vars[i].getType())) {
+					// it is a base class (which is returned by GDB as a field)
+					// (type of a child is the name of a child)
+					if (t instanceof ICDIPointerType) {
+						// fn -> casting to pointer base class
+						fn = "(" + childName + "*)" + fn;//$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+					} else {
+						// fn -> casting to base class
+						fn = "(" + childName + ")" + fn;//$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+					}
 				} else if (t instanceof ICDIArrayType) {
 					// For Array gdb varobj only return the index, override here.
 					int index = castingIndex + i;