elf_getshnum —
return the number of sections in an ELF
file
ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)
#include
<libelf.h>
int
elf_getshnum(
Elf
*elf,
size_t
*shnum);
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.
Function
elf_getshnum() returns a non-zero value if
successful, or zero in case of an error.
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.
elf(3),
elf32_getehdr(3),
elf64_getehdr(3),
elf_getident(3),
elf_getphdrnum(3),
elf_getshdrstrndx(3),
gelf(3),
gelf_getehdr(3)