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26*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.\" Id: dwarf_hasform.3 2073 2011-10-27 03:30:47Z jkoshy
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28*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dd May 22, 2010
29*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Os
30*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dt DWARF_HASFORM 3
31*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh NAME
32*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm dwarf_hasform ,
33*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm dwarf_whatform ,
34*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm dwarf_whatform_direct
35*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nd query attribute forms
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_hasform
42*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
43*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Half form"
44*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Bool *ret"
45*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
46*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fc
47*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ft int
48*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fo dwarf_whatform
49*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
50*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Half *retform"
51*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
52*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fc
53*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ft int
54*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fo dwarf_whatform_direct
55*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
56*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Half *retform"
57*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
58*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fc
59*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh DESCRIPTION
60*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
61*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_hasform
62*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucindicates whether the DWARF attribute denoted by argument
63*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
64*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuchas the attribute form specified by argument
65*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar form .
66*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf the attribute has the specified form, then
67*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucargument
68*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret
69*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucis set to a non-zero value, otherwise it is set to zero.
70*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf argument
71*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err
72*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucis non-NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in
73*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuccase of an error.
74*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
75*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
76*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_whatform
77*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucsets the location specified by argument
78*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar retform
79*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucto the attribute form code for the DWARF attribute referenced
80*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucby argument
81*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr .
82*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf the attribute referenced by argument
83*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr
84*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuchas an indirect form attribute, this function will return the final
85*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucform for the attribute.
86*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf argument
87*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err
88*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucis non-NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in
89*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuccase of an error.
90*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
91*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
92*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_whatform_direct
93*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucsets the location specified by argument
94*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar retform
95*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucto the attribute form code for the DWARF attribute referenced
96*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucby argument
97*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr .
98*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf the form is an indirect form, the function sets the location
99*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucspecified by argument
100*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar retform
101*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucto
102*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_FORM_indirect .
103*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf argument
104*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err
105*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucis non-NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in
106*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuccase of an error.
107*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh RETURN VALUES
108*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThese functions return
109*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_DLV_OK
110*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucon success.
111*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIn case of an error, these functions return
112*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_DLV_ERR
113*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucand set argument
114*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err .
115*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh ERRORS
116*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThese functions may fail with the following errors:
117*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT"
118*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
119*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucAny of the arguments
120*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar attr ,
121*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret ,
122*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucor
123*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar retform
124*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwas NULL.
125*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.El
126*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SEE ALSO
127*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf 3 ,
128*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_attr 3 ,
129*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_hasattr 3
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