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elf_kind(3E)

HP-UX 11i Version 3: February 2007
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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.

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