elf32_getshdr(3)

NAME

elf32_getshdr, elf64_getshdr - retrieve the section header for a section in 32-bit or 64-bit ELF object file

SYNOPSIS

#include <libelf.h>
Elf32_Shdr *elf32_getshdr(Elf_Scn *scn);
Elf64_Shdr *elf64_getshdr(Elf_Scn *scn);

DESCRIPTION

Retrieve the section header for the section referred to by scn. If the retrieved section header is modified, elf_flagshdr must be called with ELF_C_SET and ELF_F_DIRTY in order to write the modified section header to disk.

PARAMETERS

scn

The section descriptor whose section header is to be retrieved.

RETURN VALUE

On success, return a pointer to the section header. If scn is NULL then NULL will be returned. If an error occurs, return NULL and set a libelf error code.

SEE ALSO

elf_errno(3), elf_flagshdr(3), libelf(3), elf(5)

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

REPORTING BUGS

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