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27*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.\" Id: dwarf_formstring.3 2073 2011-10-27 03:30:47Z jkoshy
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29*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dd July 24, 2010
30*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Os
31*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dt DWARF_FORMSTRING 3
32*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh NAME
33*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm dwarf_formstring
34*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nd return the value of a STRING class attribute
35*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh LIBRARY
36*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Lb libdwarf
37*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SYNOPSIS
38*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.In libdwarf.h
39*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ft int
40*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fo dwarf_formstring
41*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
42*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "char **ret"
43*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
44*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fc
45*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh DESCRIPTION
46*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
47*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_formstring
48*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucsets the location pointed to by argument
49*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret
50*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucto a pointer to a NUL-terminated string containing
51*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucthe value of the attribute referenced by argument
52*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr .
53*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe form of argument
54*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
55*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucmust be one of
56*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_string
57*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucor
58*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_strp .
59*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
60*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf argument
61*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err
62*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucis not NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in case
63*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucof an error.
64*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ss Memory Management
65*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe memory area referenced by the returned pointer is managed by
66*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucthe DWARF(3) library.
67*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe application should not attempt to directly free this memory
68*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucarea.
69*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh RETURN VALUES
70*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
71*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_formstring
72*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucreturns
73*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_DLV_OK
74*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucon success.
75*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIn case of an error, it returns
76*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
77*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucand sets argument
78*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err .
79*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh ERRORS
80*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
81*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_formstring
82*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucmay fail with the following errors:
83*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD"
84*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
85*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucEither of arguments
86*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
87*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucor
88*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret
89*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwas NULL.
90*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD
91*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe attribute referenced by argument
92*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
93*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwas not of a permitted kind.
94*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.El
95*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SEE ALSO
96*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf 3 ,
97*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_attr 3 ,
98*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formblock 3 ,
99*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formref 3 ,
100*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formsdata 3 ,
101*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formsig8 3 ,
102*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formudata 3 ,
103*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_hasattr 3
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