dwarf_get_abbrev_tag.3

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.Dd March 13, 2011
.Os
.Dt DWARF_GET_ABBREV_TAG 3
.Sh NAME
.Nm dwarf_get_abbrev_tag
.Nd retrieve the tag for an abbreviation
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libdwarf
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In libdwarf.h
.Ft int
.Fo dwarf_get_abbrev_tag
.Fa "Dwarf_Abbrev abbrev"
.Fa "Dwarf_Half *ret"
.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Function
.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_tag
retrieves the tag for the abbreviation entry descriptor referenced by
argument
.Ar abbrev .
.Pp
Argument
.Ar ret
should point to a location which will hold the returned
abbreviation tag.
.Pp
If argument
.Ar err
is not NULL, it will be used to store error information in case of an
error.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
Function
.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_tag
returns
.Dv DW_DLV_OK
when it succeeds.
In case of an error, it returns
.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
and sets the argument
.Ar err .
.Sh ERRORS
Function
.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_tag
can fail with:
.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT"
.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
Either of arguments
.Ar abbrev
or
.Ar ret
was NULL.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr dwarf 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev_code 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev_children_flag 3 ,
.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev_entry 3