elf_getarsym(3E)                                    elf_getarsym(3E)


       NAME
             elf_getarsym - retrieve archive symbol table

       SYNOPSIS
             cc [flag . . . ] file . . . -lelf [library] . . .
             #include <libelf.h>
             Elf_Arsym *elf_getarsym(Elf *elf, size_t *ptr);

       DESCRIPTION
             elf_getarsym returns a pointer to the archive symbol table, if
             one is available for the ELF descriptor elf.  Otherwise, the
             archive doesn't have a symbol table, an error occurred, or elf
             was null; elf_getarsym then returns a null value.  The symbol
             table is an array of structures that include the following
             members.

                          char            *as_name;
                          size_t          as_off;
                          unsigned long   as_hash;

             These members have the following semantics.

             as_name   A pointer to a null-terminated symbol name resides
                       here.

             as_off    This value is a byte offset from the beginning of
                       the archive to the member's header.  The archive
                       member residing at the given offset defines the
                       associated symbol.  Values in as_off may be passed
                       as arguments to elf_rand to access the desired
                       archive member.

             as_hash   This is a hash value for the name, as computed by
                       elf_hash.

             If ptr is non-null, the library stores the number of table
             entries in the location to which ptr points.  This value is
             set to zero when the return value is null.  The table's last
             entry, which is included in the count, has a null as_name, a
             zero value for as_off, and ~0UL for as_hash.

       REFERENCES
             ar(4), elf(3E), elf_getarhdr(3E), elf_hash(3E), elf_rand(3E)





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