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27*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.\" Id: dwarf_formudata.3 2073 2011-10-27 03:30:47Z jkoshy
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29*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dd June 21, 2010
30*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Os
31*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dt DWARF_FORMUDATA 3
32*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh NAME
33*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm dwarf_formudata ,
34*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm dwarf_formsdata
35*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nd return the value of a CONSTANT class attribute
36*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh LIBRARY
37*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Lb libdwarf
38*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SYNOPSIS
39*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.In libdwarf.h
40*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ft int
41*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fo dwarf_formudata
42*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
43*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Unsigned *ret"
44*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
45*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fc
46*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ft int
47*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fo dwarf_formsdata
48*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
49*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Signed *ret"
50*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
51*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fc
52*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh DESCRIPTION
53*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThese functions return the value associated with a DWARF attribute
54*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucdescribing a constant.
55*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
56*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
57*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_formudata
58*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucsets the location pointed to by argument
59*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret
60*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucto the value of the attribute referenced by argument
61*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr ,
62*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuctreating the value as an unsigned quantity.
63*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
64*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
65*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucmust have one of the following forms:
66*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_data1 ,
67*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_data2 ,
68*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_data4 ,
69*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_data8
70*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucand
71*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_udata .
72*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
73*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
74*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_formsdata
75*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucsets the location pointed to by argument
76*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret
77*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucto the value of the attribute referenced by argument
78*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr ,
79*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucappropriately sign extended.
80*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
81*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
82*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucmust have one of the following forms:
83*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_data1 ,
84*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_data2 ,
85*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_data4 ,
86*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_data8
87*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucand
88*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_sdata .
89*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
90*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf argument
91*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err
92*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucis not NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in case
93*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucof an error.
94*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh RETURN VALUES
95*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThese functions return
96*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_DLV_OK
97*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucon success.
98*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIn case of an error, they return
99*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
100*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucand set argument
101*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err .
102*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh ERRORS
103*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThese functions may fail with the following errors:
104*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD"
105*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
106*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucEither of arguments
107*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
108*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucor
109*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret
110*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwas NULL.
111*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD
112*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe attribute referenced by argument
113*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
114*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwas not of a permitted kind.
115*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.El
116*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SEE ALSO
117*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf 3 ,
118*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_attr 3 ,
119*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formblock 3 ,
120*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formflag 3 ,
121*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formref 3 ,
122*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formsig8 3 ,
123*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_formstring 3 ,
124*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_hasattr 3
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