DWARF_WHATATTR(3) BSD Library Functions Manual DWARF_WHATATTR(3)NAME
dwarf_whatattr -- retrieve the attribute code for a DWARF attribute
LIBRARY
DWARF Access Library (libdwarf, -ldwarf)
SYNOPSIS
#include <libdwarf.h>
int
dwarf_whatattr(Dwarf_Attribute attr, Dwarf_Half *retcode, Dwarf_Error *err);
DESCRIPTION
Function dwarf_whatattr() retrieves the attribute code for the DWARF attribute referenced by argument attr, and writes it to the location
pointed to by argument retcode. If argument err is not NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in case of an error.
RETURN VALUES
On success, function dwarf_whatattr() returns DW_DLV_OK. In case of an error, it returns DW_DLV_ERROR and sets argument err.
ERRORS
Function dwarf_whatattr() can fail with the following error:
[DW_DLE_ARGUMENT] Either of argument attr or retcode was NULL.
SEE ALSO dwarf(3), dwarf_attr(3), dwarf_hasattr(3)BSD May 22, 2010 BSD
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DWARF_FORMSIG8(3) BSD Library Functions Manual DWARF_FORMSIG8(3)NAME
dwarf_formsig8 -- return the 64-bit type signature for a DWARF type
LIBRARY
DWARF Access Library (libdwarf, -ldwarf)
SYNOPSIS
#include <libdwarf.h>
int
dwarf_formsig8(Dwarf_Attribute attr, Dwarf_Sig8 *ret, Dwarf_Error *err);
DESCRIPTION
Function dwarf_formsig8() sets the location pointed to by argument ret to the 64-bit type signature that is the value of the attribute refer-
enced by argument attr. The form of argument attr must be DW_FORM_ref_sig8.
If argument err is not NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in case of an error.
RETURN VALUES
Function dwarf_formsig8() returns DW_DLV_OK on success. In case of an error, it returns DW_DLV_ERROR and sets argument err.
ERRORS
Function dwarf_formsig8() may fail with the following errors:
[DW_DLE_ARGUMENT] Either of arguments attr or ret was NULL.
[DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD] The attribute referenced by argument attr was not of a permitted kind.
SEE ALSO dwarf(3), dwarf_attr(3), dwarf_formflag(3), dwarf_formref(3), dwarf_formsdata(3), dwarf_formstring(3), dwarf_formudata(3), dwarf_hasattr(3)HISTORY
Type signatures were added in version 4 of the DWARF specification.
BSD July 24, 2010 BSD
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