LDSHREAD(3X)                                                      LDSHREAD(3X)



NAME
     ldshread, ldnshread - read an indexed/named section header of a common
     object file

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>
     #include <filehdr.h>
     #include <scnhdr.h>
     #include <syms.h>
     #include <ldfcn.h>

     int ldshread (ldptr, sectindx, secthead)
     LDFILE *ldptr;
     unsigned short sectindx;
     SCNHDR *secthead;

     int ldnshread (ldptr, sectname, secthead)
     LDFILE *ldptr;
     char *sectname;
     SCNHDR *secthead;

DESCRIPTION
     ldshread reads the section header specified by sectindx of the common
     object file currently associated with ldptr into the area of memory
     beginning at secthead.

     ldnshread reads the section header specified by sectname into the area of
     memory beginning at secthead.

     ldshread and ldnshread return SUCCESS or FAILURE.  If sectindx is greater
     than the number of sections in the object file, ldshread fails; If there
     is no section name corresponding with sectname, ldnshread fails.  If it
     cannot read the specified section header, either function fails.

     NOTE: The first section header has an index of one.

     The program must be loaded with the object file access routine library
     libmld.a.

SEE ALSO
     ldclose(3X), ldopen(3X), ldfcn(4).














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