dwarf_formref.3

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.Dd June 21, 2010
.Os
.Dt DWARF_FORMREF 3
.Sh NAME
.Nm dwarf_formref ,
.Nm dwarf_global_formref
.Nd retrieve offsets for REFERENCE class attributes
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libdwarf
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In libdwarf.h
.Ft int
.Fo dwarf_formref
.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
.Fa "Dwarf_Off *retoffset"
.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
.Fc
.Ft int
.Fo dwarf_global_formref
.Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
.Fa "Dwarf_Off *retoffset"
.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
These functions return the offsets associated with a DWARF attribute
descriptor.
.Pp
Function
.Fn dwarf_formref
returns the compilation unit relative offset of the descriptor
referenced by argument
.Ar attr
in the location pointed to by argument
.Ar retoffset .
Argument
.Ar attr
must be a reference that is local to a compilation unit.
Permitted forms for argument
.Ar attr
are
.Dv DW_FORM_ref1 ,
.Dv DW_FORM_ref2 ,
.Dv DW_FORM_ref4 ,
.Dv DW_FORM_ref8
and
.Dv DW_FORM_ref_udata .
.Pp
Function
.Fn dwarf_global_formref
returns the section-relative offset of the descriptor referenced by
argument
.Ar attr
in the location pointed to by argument
.Ar retoffset .
Argument
.Ar attr
should be a legal
.Sy REFERENCE
class form.
Permitted forms for argument
.Ar attr
are:
.Dv DW_FORM_ref_addr ,
.Dv DW_FORM_ref_udata ,
.Dv DW_FORM_ref1 ,
.Dv DW_FORM_ref2 ,
.Dv DW_FORM_ref4 ,
.Dv DW_FORM_ref8
and
.Dv DW_FORM_sec_offset .
The returned offset is relative to the start of the
.Dq .debug_info
CGCEF section.
.Pp
If argument
.Ar err
is not NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in case
of an error. 
.Sh RETURN VALUES
These functions return
.Dv DW_DLV_OK
on success.
In case of an error, these functions return
.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
and sets argument
.Ar err .
.Sh ERRORS
These functions may fail with the following errors:
.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD"
.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
Either of arguments
.Ar attr
or
.Ar retoffset
was NULL.
.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD
The attribute referenced by argument
.Ar attr
was not of a permitted kind.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr dwarf 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_attr 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_formblock 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_formflag 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_formsdata 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_formsig8 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_formstring 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_formudata 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_hasattr 3