NAME
elf_kind — determine file type
SYNOPSIS
cc
[flag... ]
file...
-lelf
[library] ...
#include
<libelf.h>
Elf_Kind elf_kind(Elf *elf);
DESCRIPTION
This function returns a value identifying the kind of file
associated with an ELF descriptor
elf.
Currently defined values appear below.
- ELF_K_AR
The file is an archive (see
ar(4)).
An ELF
descriptor may also be associated with an
archive
member,
not the archive itself, and
then
elf_kind
identifies the member's type.
- ELF_K_ELF
The file is an ELF file. The program may use
elf_getident
to determine the class. Other
functions, such as
elf_getehdr,
are available to retrieve other file information.
- ELF_K_NONE
This indicates a kind of file unknown to the library.
Other values are reserved, to be assigned as needed to new
kinds of files.
elf
should be a value previously returned by
elf_begin.
A null pointer is allowed, to simplify error
handling, and causes
elf_kind
to return
ELF_K_NONE.
