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 elf_kind 3ELF "11 Jul 2001" "SunOS 5.11" "ELF Library Functions"
 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). Defined values are below:


ELF_K_AR


The file is an archive [see ar.h(3HEAD)]. 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_COFF


The file is a COFF object file. elf_begin(3ELF) describes the
library's handling for COFF files.





ELF_K_ELF


The file is an ELF file. The program may use elf_getident() to
determine the class. Other functions, such as elf32_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.

 ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:







ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface StabilityStable
MT-LevelMT-Safe



 SEE ALSO

ar.h(3HEAD), elf(3ELF), elf32_getehdr(3ELF),
elf_begin(3ELF), elf_getident(3ELF), libelf(3LIB),
attributes(5)