How to decompile an undefined function from scripting API?

[kitor]

Can't find anything useful in web, so I hope someone can help.

From the decompiler API one can call decompileFunction() which requires Function on 1st argument.

I'm doing some analysis by examining arguments passed to function X. Function X is defined and has a lot of xrefs. If given x-ref comes from another already defined function, all I need to do is getFunctionContaining(xref_addr) and I'm ready to set up the decompiler.

In some cases reference comes from a function that is not yet defined (code is already disassembled in Listing pane, but shows with grey background in Decompiler pane). In such a case getFunctionContaining() will fail to find a function in database since it is obviously not defined. But Ghidra (from UI) is able to guess where that function starts and decompile it.

Is there a way to replicate this approach and use some combination of APIs to guess and decompile not yet defined function which contains given memory address?

[ReversingWithMe]

#7896

Was going to look at this, but question, does this directly answer your question?

[kitor]

Sorry for late reply but yes - that was the answer. Thank you!