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27.Dd March 14, 2011
28.Os
29.Dt DWARF_GET_ABBREV_CHILDREN_FLAG 3
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm dwarf_get_abbrev_children_flag
32.Nd return a flag indicating the presence of children
33.Sh LIBRARY
34.Lb libdwarf
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In libdwarf.h
37.Ft int
38.Fo dwarf_get_abbrev_children_flag
39.Fa "Dwarf_Abbrev abbrev"
40.Fa "Dwarf_Signed *ret"
41.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
42.Fc
43.Sh DESCRIPTION
44Function
45.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_children_flag
46retrieves a flag indicating whether the DWARF debug information entry
47associated with a DWARF abbreviation descriptor has child entries.
48.Pp
49Argument
50.Ar abbrev
51should be a valid DWARF abbreviation descriptor, as returned by
52.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev 3 .
53.Pp
54Argument
55.Ar ret
56should point to a location which will hold the returned
57flag.
58The value returned will be one of the following:
59.Bl -tag -width ".Dv DW_CHILDREN_yes" -compact
60.It Dv DW_CHILDREN_yes
61The debugging information entry associated with the
62specified abbreviation descriptor has children.
63.It Dv DW_CHILDREN_no
64The debugging information entry associated with the
65specified abbreviation descriptor has no children.
66.El
67.Pp
68If argument
69.Ar err
70is not NULL, it will be used to store error information in case of an
71error.
72.Pp
73.Sh RETURN VALUES
74Function
75.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_children_flag
76returns
77.Dv DW_DLV_OK
78when it succeeds.
79In case of an error, it returns
80.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
81and sets the argument
82.Ar err .
83.Sh ERRORS
84Function
85.Fn dwarf_get_abbrev_children_flag
86can fail with:
87.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT"
88.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
89Either of arguments
90.Ar abbrev
91or
92.Ar ret
93was NULL.
94.El
95.Sh SEE ALSO
96.Xr dwarf 3 ,
97.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev 3 ,
98.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev_code 3 ,
99.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev_tag 3 ,
100.Xr dwarf_get_abbrev_entry 3
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