dwarf_next_types_section3

Usage

Library

library “libdwarf”

Overview

Function dwarf_next_types_section() steps through the “.debug_types” sections found in a debug context.

Argument dbg should reference a DWARF debug context allocated using dwarf_init(3). Argument err should point to a location that will hold an error descriptor in case of an error.

When a DWARF debug context is allocated using dwarf_init(3), an internal pointer associated with the context will point to the first “.debug_types” section present in the debug object. When the application calls function dwarf_next_types_section(), this internal pointer will move to the next “.debug_types” section present. On stepping past the last “.debug_types” section left in the debug context, function dwarf_next_types_section() returns DW_DLV_NO_ENTRY. The next call to the function will restart from the first “.debug_types” section in the debug context.

Application code should call function dwarf_next_cu_header_c(3) to iterate though the type units associated with the current “.debug_types” section.

Return values

On success, function dwarf_next_types_section() returns DW_DLV_OK.

In case of an error, it returns DW_DLV_ERROR and sets argument err. When there are no more “.debug_types” sections left to traverse, it returns DW_DLV_NO_ENTRY.

Examples

To iterate though every type unit in all the “.debug_types” sections found in a debug context:

Dwarf_Debug dbg;
Dwarf_Sig8 sig8;
Dwarf_Unsigned typeoff;
Dwarf_Error de;
... allocate dbg using dwarf_init() etc ...
do {
	while ((ret = dwarf_next_cu_header_c(dbg, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
	    NULL, NULL, NULL, &sig8, &typeoff, NULL, &de)) == DW_DLV_OK) {
		/* Access DIEs etc ... */
	}
} while (dwarf_next_types_section(dbg, &de) == DW_DLV_OK);

Compatibility

This function is an extension to the DWARF(3) API.

Errors

The dwarf_next_types_section() function may fail with the following errors:

[DW_DLE_ARGUMENT]

Argument dbg was NULL.