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28.Dd May 22, 2010
29.Dt DWARF_HASFORM 3
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm dwarf_hasform ,
33.Nm dwarf_whatform ,
34.Nm dwarf_whatform_direct
35.Nd query attribute forms
36.Sh LIBRARY
37.Lb libdwarf
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.In libdwarf.h
40.Ft int
41.Fo dwarf_hasform
42.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
43.Fa "Dwarf_Half form"
44.Fa "Dwarf_Bool *ret"
45.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
46.Fc
47.Ft int
48.Fo dwarf_whatform
49.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
50.Fa "Dwarf_Half *retform"
51.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
52.Fc
53.Ft int
54.Fo dwarf_whatform_direct
55.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
56.Fa "Dwarf_Half *retform"
57.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
58.Fc
59.Sh DESCRIPTION
60Function
61.Fn dwarf_hasform
62indicates whether the DWARF attribute denoted by argument
63.Fa attr
64has the attribute form specified by argument
65.Fa form .
66If the attribute has the specified form, then
67argument
68.Fa ret
69is set to a non-zero value, otherwise it is set to zero.
70If argument
71.Fa err
72is
73.No non- Ns Dv NULL ,
74it will be used to return an error descriptor in case of an error.
75.Pp
76Function
77.Fn dwarf_whatform
78sets the location specified by argument
79.Fa retform
80to the attribute form code for the DWARF attribute referenced
81by argument
82.Fa attr .
83If the attribute referenced by argument
84.Fa attr
85has an indirect form attribute, this function will return the final
86form for the attribute.
87If argument
88.Fa err
89is
90.No non- Ns Dv NULL ,
91it will be used to return an error descriptor in case of an error.
92.Pp
93Function
94.Fn dwarf_whatform_direct
95sets the location specified by argument
96.Fa retform
97to the attribute form code for the DWARF attribute referenced
98by argument
99.Fa attr .
100If the form is an indirect form, the function sets the location
101specified by argument
102.Fa retform
103to
104.Dv DW_FORM_indirect .
105If argument
106.Fa err
107is
108.No non- Ns Dv NULL ,
109it will be used to return an error descriptor in case of an error.
110.Sh RETURN VALUES
111These functions return
112.Dv DW_DLV_OK
113on success.
114In case of an error, these functions return
115.Dv DW_DLV_ERR
116and set argument
117.Fa err .
118.Sh ERRORS
119These functions may fail with the following errors:
120.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT"
121.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
122Any of the arguments
123.Fa attr ,
124.Fa ret ,
125or
126.Fa retform
127was
128.Dv NULL .
129.El
130.Sh SEE ALSO
131.Xr dwarf 3 ,
132.Xr dwarf_attr 3 ,
133.Xr dwarf_hasattr 3
134