elf_getarsym(3E)														  elf_getarsym(3E)

NAME

       elf_getarsym - retrieve archive symbol table

SYNOPSIS

       [flag... ] file...  [library] ...

DESCRIPTION

       returns a pointer to the archive symbol table, if one is available for the ELF descriptor Otherwise, the archive does not have a symbol ta-
       ble, an error occurred, or was null; then returns a null value.	The symbol table is an array of structures that include the following mem-
       bers.

       These members have the following semantics.

       A pointer to a null-terminated symbol name resides here.

       A byte offset from the beginning of
		      the  archive to the member's header.  The archive member residing at the given offset defines the associated symbol.  Values
		      in may be passed as arguments to to access the desired archive member.

       A hash value for the name, as computed by

       If ptr is non-null, the library stores the number of table entries in the location to which ptr points.	This value is set to zero when the
       return value is null.  The table's last entry, which is included in the count, has a null a zero value for and for

SEE ALSO

       elf(3E), elf_getarhdr(3E), elf_hash(3E), elf_rand(3E), ar(4).

																  elf_getarsym(3E)