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27*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.\" Id: dwarf_get_form_class.3 2071 2011-10-27 03:20:00Z jkoshy
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29*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dd June 26, 2011
30*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Os
31*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dt DWARF_GET_FORM_CLASS 3
32*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh NAME
33*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm dwarf_get_form_class
34*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nd retrieve the form class of an 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 enum Dwarf_Form_Class
40*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fo dwarf_get_form_class
41*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Half dwversion"
42*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Half attr"
43*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Half offset_size"
44*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Half form"
45*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fc
46*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh DESCRIPTION
47*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
48*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_get_form_class
49*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucreturns the class of the form of a DWARF attribute.
50*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
51*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
52*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar dwversion
53*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucshould specify the version number of DWARF specification
54*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucto use: 2 for DWARF2, 3 for DWARF3 and 4 for DWARF4.
55*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
56*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
57*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
58*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucshould hold the attribute code of the attribute, i.e., one of the
59*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Li DW_AT_*
60*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucvalues defined in
61*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.In libdwarf.h .
62*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
63*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
64*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar offset_size
65*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucshould hold the size of a DWARF offset for the relevant compilation
66*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucunit.
67*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
68*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
69*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar form
70*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucshould hold the form code of the attribute.
71*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh RETURN VALUES
72*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucOn success, function
73*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_get_form_class
74*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucreturns the form class code, which is one of the
75*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_CLASS_*
76*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuccontants defined in header file
77*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.In libdwarf.h .
78*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf the function was not able to determine the form class of the
79*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucattribute, it returns the special form class code
80*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_CLASS_UNKNOWN .
81*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh ERRORS
82*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
83*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_get_form_class
84*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucdoes not return an error.
85*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SEE ALSO
86*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf 3 ,
87*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_attr 3 ,
88*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_whatattr 3 ,
89*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_whatform 3
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