LDTBREAD(S) UNIX System V LDTBREAD(S)
Name
ldtbread - read an indexed symbol table entry of a common
object file
Syntax
#include <stdio.h>
#include <filehdr.h>
#include <syms.h>
#include <ldfcn.h>
int ldtbread (ldptr, symindex, symbol)
LDFILE *ldptr;
long symindex;
SYMENT *symbol;
Description
The ldtbread function reads the symbol table entry specified
by symindex of the common object file currently associated
with ldptr into the area of memory beginning at symbol.
The ldtbread function returns SUCCESS or FAILURE. ldtbread
will fail if symindex is greater than or equal to the number
of symbols in the object file, or if it cannot read the
specified symbol table entry.
Note that the first symbol in the symbol table has an index
of zero.
The program must be loaded with the -lld flag.
See Also
ldclose(S), ldopen(S), ldtbseek(S), ldgetname(S), ldfcn(F)
(printed 6/20/89)