elf_getshstrndxelf_setshstrndx
- retrieve/update the index of the section name string table
LIBRARY
Lb libelf
SYNOPSIS
#include <libelf.h> int
elf_getshstrndx (Elf *elf size_t *ndxptr); int
elf_setshstrndx (Elf *elf size_t ndx);
DESCRIPTION
Function
elf_getshstrndx ();
retrieves the section index of the string table containing section
names from descriptor
elf
and stores it into the location pointed to by argument
ndxptr
Function
elf_setshstrndx ();
sets the index of the section name string table to argument
ndx
These routines allow applications to process both normal ELF
objects and ELF objects that use extended section numbering uniformly.
RETURN VALUES
These functions return a non-zero value if successful, or zero in case
of an error.
ERRORS
These functions can fail with the following errors:
Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
A NULL value was passed in for argument
elf
Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
Argument
elf
was not for an ELF file.
Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
Argument
elf
lacks an ELF Executable header.
Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
Argument
ndx
contained a value in the reserved range of section indices.
