ELF_GETSHDRNUM(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 					 ELF_GETSHDRNUM(3)

NAME

     elf_getshdrnum -- return the number of sections in an ELF file

LIBRARY

     ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <libelf.h>

     int
     elf_getshdrnum(Elf *elf, size_t *shnum);

DESCRIPTION

     Function elf_getshdrnum() retrieves the number of ELF sections associated with descriptor elf and stores it into the location pointed to by
     argument shnum.

     This routine allows applications to uniformly process both normal ELF objects, and ELF objects that use extended section numbering.

RETURN VALUES

     Function elf_getshdrnum() returns zero value if successful, or -1 in case of an error.

ERRORS

     Function elf_getshdrnum() can fail with the following errors:

     [ELF_E_ARGUMENT]  A NULL value was passed in for argument elf.

     [ELF_E_ARGUMENT]  Argument elf was not for an ELF file.

     [ELF_E_ARGUMENT]  Argument elf lacks an ELF Executable header.

SEE ALSO

     elf(3), elf32_getehdr(3), elf64_getehdr(3), elf_getident(3), elf_getphdrnum(3), elf_getshdrstrndx(3), gelf(3), gelf_getehdr(3)

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								  August 4, 2009							       BSD