GELF_GETSHDR(3) | Library Functions Manual | GELF_GETSHDR(3)

# NAME

`elf32_getshdr`, `elf64_getshdr`, `gelf_getshdr` — retrieve the class-dependent section header

# SYNOPSIS

ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)
`#include <libelf.h>`

Elf32_Shdr *
`elf32_getshdr`(Elf_Scn *scn);

Elf64_Shdr *
`elf64_getshdr`(Elf_Scn *scn);

`#include <gelf.h>`

GElf_Shdr *
`gelf_getshdr`(Elf_Scn *scn, GElf_Shdr *shdr);

# DESCRIPTION

These functions return a pointer to the ELF Section Header data structure associated with section descriptor scn.

Function `elf32_getshdr`() retrieves a pointer to an Elf32_Shdr structure. Section descriptor scn must be associated with an ELF descriptor of class `ELFCLASS32`.

Function `elf64_getshdr`() retrieves a pointer to an Elf64_Shdr structure. Section descriptor scn must be associated with an ELF descriptor of class `ELFCLASS64`.

Function `gelf_getshdr`() copies the values in the section header associated with argument scn to the structure pointed to be argument dst. The GElf_Shdr data structure is described in gelf(3).

# RETURN VALUES

Functions `elf32_getshdr`() and `elf64_getshdr`() return a valid pointer to the appropriate section header on success or NULL if an error was encountered.

Function `gelf_getshdr`() returns argument dst if successful, or NULL if an error was encountered.

# ERRORS

These functions may fail with the following errors:

[`ELF_E_ARGUMENT`]
  Arguments scn or shdr were NULL.
[`ELF_E_ARGUMENT`]
  Argument scn was not associated a descriptor for an ELF object.
[`ELF_E_CLASS`]
  The ELF class associated with the section descriptor scn did not match the class expected by the API.

# SEE ALSO

elf(3), elf_getscn(3), gelf(3), gelf_update_shdr(3)

August 27, 2006 | Debian