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Dd May 22, 2010
Dt DWARF_WHATATTR 3
Os
Sh NAME
Nm dwarf_whatattr
Nd retrieve the attribute code for a DWARF attribute
Sh LIBRARY
Lb libdwarf
Sh SYNOPSIS
In libdwarf.h
Ft int
Fo dwarf_whatattr
Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
Fa "Dwarf_Half *retcode"
Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
Fc
Sh DESCRIPTION
Function
Fn dwarf_whatattr
retrieves the attribute code for the DWARF attribute referenced
by argument
Fa attr ,
and writes it to the location pointed to by argument
Fa retcode .
If argument
Fa err
is not
Dv NULL ,
it will be used to return an error descriptor in case of an error.
Sh RETURN VALUES
On success, function
Fn dwarf_whatattr
returns
Dv DW_DLV_OK .
In case of an error, it returns
Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
and sets argument
Fa err .
Sh ERRORS
Function
Fn dwarf_whatattr
can fail with the following error:
Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT"
It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
Either of argument
Va attr
or
Va retcode
was
Dv NULL .
El
Sh SEE ALSO
Xr dwarf 3 ,
Xr dwarf_attr 3 ,
Xr dwarf_hasattr 3