NAME
elf_getshnum —
return the number of
sections in an ELF file
LIBRARY
ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)
SYNOPSIS
#include <libelf.h>
int
elf_getshnum(
Elf
*elf,
size_t *shnum);
DESCRIPTION
This function is deprecated. Please use
elf_getshdrnum(3)
instead.
Function
elf_getshnum() retrieves the number of ELF sections
associated with descriptor
elf and stores it into the
location pointed to by argument
shnum.
This routine allows applications to uniformly process both normal ELF objects,
and ELF objects that use extended section numbering.
RETURN VALUES
Function
elf_getshnum() returns a non-zero value if
successful, or zero in case of an error.
ERRORS
Function
elf_getshnum() can fail with the following errors:
-
-
- [
ELF_E_ARGUMENT
]
- A NULL value was passed in for argument
elf.
-
-
- [
ELF_E_ARGUMENT
]
- Argument elf was not for an ELF
file.
-
-
- [
ELF_E_ARGUMENT
]
- Argument elf lacks an ELF Executable
header.
SEE ALSO
elf(3),
elf32_getehdr(3),
elf64_getehdr(3),
elf_getident(3),
elf_getphdrnum(3),
elf_getshdrstrndx(3),
gelf(3),
gelf_getehdr(3)