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HP-UX Reference > Eelf_rand(3E)HP-UX 11i Version 2: December 2007 Update |
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NAMEelf_rand — random archive member access SYNOPSIScc [flag... ] file... -lelf [library] ... #include <libelf.h> size_t elf_rand(Elf *elf, size_t offset); DESCRIPTIONelf_rand, elf_next, and elf_begin manipulate simple object files and archives. elf is an ELF descriptor previously returned from elf_begin. elf_rand provides random archive processing, preparing elf to access an arbitrary archive member. elf must be a descriptor for the archive itself, not a member within the archive. offset gives the byte offset from the beginning of the archive to the archive header of the desired member. See elf_getarsym(3E) for more information about archive member offsets. When elf_rand works, it returns offset. Otherwise it returns 0, because an error occurred, elf was null, or the file was not an archive (no archive member can have a zero offset). A program may mix random and sequential archive processing. EXAMPLESAn archive starts with a ``magic string'' that has SARMAG bytes; the initial archive member follows immediately. An application could thus provide the following function to rewind an archive (the function returns -1 for errors and 0 otherwise). #include <ar.h> #include <libelf.h> int rewindelf(Elf *elf) { if (elf_rand(elf, (size_t)SARMAG) == SARMAG) return 0; return -1; } |
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