NAME
elf_getshdrnum —
return the number of sections in an ELF
file
LIBRARY
library “libelf”
SYNOPSIS
#include
<libelf.h>
int
elf_getshdrnum(Elf
*elf, size_t
*shnum);
DESCRIPTION
Function
elf_getshdrnum()
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_getshdrnum() returns zero
value if successful, or -1 in case of an error.
ERRORS
Function elf_getshdrnum() 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)