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29.Dd March 13, 2011
30.Dt DWARF_GET_ABBREV_CODE 3
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm dwarf_get_abbrev_code
34.Nd retrieve the abbreviation code for an abbreviation
35.Sh LIBRARY
36.Lb libdwarf
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.In libdwarf.h
39.Ft int
40.Fo dwarf_get_abbrev_code
41.Fa "Dwarf_Abbrev abbrev"
42.Fa "Dwarf_Unsigned *ret"
43.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
44.Fc
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46Function
47.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_code
48retrieves the abbreviation code for the abbreviation entry descriptor
49referenced by argument
50.Fa abbrev .
51.Pp
52Argument
53.Fa ret
54should point to a location which will hold the returned
55abbreviation code.
56.Pp
57If argument
58.Fa err
59is not
60.Dv NULL ,
61it will be used to store error information in case of an error.
62.Sh RETURN VALUES
63Function
64.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_code
65returns
66.Dv DW_DLV_OK
67when it succeeds.
68In case of an error, it returns
69.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
70and sets the argument
71.Fa err .
72.Sh ERRORS
73Function
74.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_code
75can fail with:
76.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT"
77.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
78Either of arguments
79.Fa abbrev
80or
81.Fa ret
82was
83.Dv NULL .
84.El
85.Sh SEE ALSO
86.Xr dwarf 3 ,
87.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev 3 ,
88.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev_children_flag 3 ,
89.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev_entry 3 ,
90.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev_tag 3
91