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* Summary:: Summary of @value{GDBN}
-[@var{Class} @var{methodName}]
@end smallexample
-where the minus sign is used to indicate an instance method and a plus
-sign (not shown) is used to indicate a class method. The
-class name @var{Class} and method name @var{methoName} are enclosed in
-brackets, similar to the way messages are specified in Objective-C source
-code. For example, to set a breakpoint at the @code{create} instance method of
-class @code{Fruit} in the program currently being debugged, enter:
+where the minus sign is used to indicate an instance method and a
+plus sign (not shown) is used to indicate a class method. The class
+name @var{Class} and method name @var{methodName} are enclosed in
+brackets, similar to the way messages are specified in Objective-C
+source code. For example, to set a breakpoint at the @code{create}
+instance method of class @code{Fruit} in the program currently being
+debugged, enter:
@smallexample
break -[Fruit create]
list +[NSText initialize]
@end smallexample
-In the current version of GDB, the plus or minus sign is required. In
-future versions of GDB, the plus or minus sign will be optional, but you
-can use it to narrow the search. It is also possible to specify just a
-method name:
+In the current version of @value{GDBN}, the plus or minus sign is
+required. In future versions of @value{GDBN}, the plus or minus
+sign will be optional, but you can use it to narrow the search. It
+is also possible to specify just a method name:
@smallexample
break create
@node The Print Command with Objective-C
@subsubsection The Print Command With Objective-C
+@kindex print-object
+@kindex po @r{(@code{print-object})}
-The print command has also been extended to accept methods. For example:
+The print command has also been extended to accept methods. For example:
@smallexample
-print -[object hash]
+print -[@var{object} hash]
@end smallexample
@cindex print an Objective-C object description
-will tell gdb to send the -hash message to object and print the
-result. Also an additional command has been added, @code{print-object}
-or @code{po} for short, which is meant to print the description of an
-object. However, this command may only work with certain Objective-C
-libraries that have a particular hook function, called
-@code{_NSPrintForDebugger} defined.
+@cindex @code{_NSPrintForDebugger}, and printing Objective-C objects
+@noindent
+will tell @value{GDBN} to send the @code{hash} message to @var{object}
+and print the result. Also, an additional command has been added,
+@code{print-object} or @code{po} for short, which is meant to print
+the description of an object. However, this command may only work
+with certain Objective-C libraries that have a particular hook
+function, @code{_NSPrintForDebugger}, defined.
@node Modula-2, , Objective-C, Support
@subsection Modula-2