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29.Dd April 02, 2011
30.Dt DWARF_GET_ABBREV_ENTRY 3
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm dwarf_get_abbrev_entry
34.Nd retrieve attribute information from an abbreviation descriptor
35.Sh LIBRARY
36.Lb libdwarf
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.In libdwarf.h
39.Ft int
40.Fo dwarf_get_abbrev_entry
41.Fa "Dwarf_Abbrev abbrev"
42.Fa "Dwarf_Signed ndx"
43.Fa "Dwarf_Half *code"
44.Fa "Dwarf_Signed *form"
45.Fa "Dwarf_Off *offset"
46.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
47.Fc
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49Function
50.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_entry
51retrieves attribute information from a DWARF abbreviation descriptor.
52.Pp
53Argument
54.Fa abbrev
55should be a valid abbreviation descriptor, as returned by function
56.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev 3 .
57.Pp
58Argument
59.Fa ndx
60specifies the 0-based index of the attribute.
61The total count of the attributes contained in the abbreviation
62entry can be retrieved using the function
63.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev 3 .
64.Pp
65Argument
66.Fa code
67should point to a location which will hold a returned
68attribute code.
69.Pp
70Argument
71.Fa form
72should point to a location which will hold the returned
73form of the attribute.
74.Pp
75Argument
76.Fa offset
77should point to a location which will hold a returned offset, relative
78to the
79.Dq ".debug_abbrev"
80section, for the specified attribute.
81.Pp
82If argument
83.Fa err
84is not
85.Dv NULL ,
86it will be used to return an error descriptor in case of an error.
87.Sh RETURN VALUES
88Function
89.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_entry
90returns
91.Dv DW_DLV_OK
92when it succeeds.
93It returns
94.Dv DW_DLV_NO_ENTRY
95if the attribute index specified by argument
96.Fa ndx
97is out of range.
98In case of an error, it returns
99.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
100and sets the argument
101.Fa err .
102.Sh EXAMPLES
103To loop through all the attribute entries contained in the
104abbreviation section, use:
105.Bd -literal -offset indent
106Dwarf_Debug dbg;
107Dwarf_Abbrev ab;
108Dwarf_Off aboff, atoff;
109Dwarf_Signed form;
110Dwarf_Half attr;
111Dwarf_Unsigned length, attr_count;
112Dwarf_Error de;
113int i, ret;
114
115/* ...allocate 'dbg' using dwarf_init(3) ... */
116
117while ((ret = dwarf_next_cu_header(dbg, NULL, NULL, &aboff,
118    NULL, NULL, &de)) ==  DW_DLV_OK) {
119	while ((ret = dwarf_get_abbrev(dbg, aboff, &ab, &length,
120	    &attr_count, &de)) == DW_DLV_OK) {
121		if (length == 1)	/* Last entry. */
122			break;
123		aboff += length;
124		for (i = 0; (Dwarf_Unsigned) i < attr_count; i++) {
125			if (dwarf_get_abbrev_entry(ab, i,
126			    &attr, &form, &atoff, &de) != DW_DLV_OK) {
127				warnx("dwarf_get_abbrev_entry failed:"
128				    " %s", dwarf_errmsg(de));
129				continue;
130			}
131			/* .. use the retrieved information ... */
132		}
133	}
134
135	if (ret != DW_DLV_OK)
136		warnx("dwarf_get_abbrev: %s", dwarf_errmsg(de));
137}
138
139if (ret == DW_DLV_ERROR)
140	warnx("dwarf_next_cu_header: %s", dwarf_errmsg(de));
141.Ed
142.Sh ERRORS
143Function
144.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_entry
145can fail with:
146.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_NO_ENTRY"
147.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
148One of the arguments
149.Fa abbrev ,
150.Fa code ,
151.Fa form
152or
153.Fa offset
154was
155.Dv NULL .
156.It Bq Er DW_DLE_NO_ENTRY
157The attribute index specified by argument
158.Fa ndx
159was out of range.
160.El
161.Sh SEE ALSO
162.Xr dwarf 3 ,
163.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev 3
164