elf_next(3E)              UNIX System V(ELF Library)               elf_next(3E)


NAME
      elfnext - sequential archive member access

SYNOPSIS
      cc [flag ...] file ...  -lelf [library ...]

      #include <libelf.h>
      ElfCmd elfnext(Elf *elf);

DESCRIPTION
      elfnext, elfrand, and elfbegin manipulate simple object files and
      archives.  elf is an ELF descriptor previously returned from elfbegin.

      elfnext provides sequential access to the next archive member.  That is,
      having an ELF descriptor, elf, associated with an archive member,
      elfnext prepares the containing archive to access the following member
      when the program calls elfbegin.  After successfully positioning an
      archive for the next member, elfnext returns the value ELFCREAD.
      Otherwise, the open file was not an archive, elf was null, or an error
      occurred, and the return value is ELFCNULL.  In either case, the return
      value may be passed as an argument to elfbegin, specifying the
      appropriate action.

SEE ALSO
      elf(3E), elfbegin(3E), elfgetarsym(3E), elfrand(3E), ar(4)





























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