Hopefully this is a simple question, but if I define an alias a1 as an expression 1+1 with as /x a1 1+1 then I can display that via .echo a1 or .printf "a1 = %d", a1.
Is it possible to do the same with .printf if I define an alias a2 as a CommandString with as /c a2 dv /t this?
I can certainly .echo it, but trying something like .printf "a2 = %ma", a2 gives a Couldn't resolve error at error, like:
.printf "a2 = %ma", a2
class Blah:Blah:Blah * this = 0x00000000194dacf0
= Couldn't resolve error at 'class Blah::Blah::Blah * this = 0x00000000194dacf0
'
This is the same if a2 is defined with as /c a2 .printf "hello". I couldn't find examples of .printf being used to display string aliases otherwise I could just crib that... I thought it strange, unless I'm missing something obvious.
0:000> dv /t this
class Student * this = 0x000000c5`d6f6f910
0:000> as /c foo dv /t this
0:000> al
Alias Value
------- -------
foo class Student * this = 0x000000c5`d6f6f910
0:000> .printf "${foo}"
class Student * this = 0x000000c5`d6f6f910
you accepted this but I was going to ask you this question in comment instead edited the answer
I answered the query but why are you trying to use %ma ?? it is supposed to print an ascii string in target virtual address space like
0:000> .printf "%ma\n" , poi(poi(this)+8)
dave
edit usage of alias interpreter
0:000> .printf "to check if an alias is defined use ${/v:foo} ${/n:foo} == 1 \n"
to check if an alias is defined use ${/v:foo} foo == 1
0:000> .printf "to expand an alias ${/n:foo} use ${/v:foo} == ${foo} "
to expand an alias foo use ${/v:foo} == class Student * this = 0x000000c5`d6f6f910