ELF_GETSCN(3)             Libelf Programmer's Manual             ELF_GETSCN(3)



NAME
       elf_getscn - retrieve a descriptor for an ELF section at a specified
       index.


SYNOPSIS
       #include <libelf.h>

       Elf_Scn *elf_getscn(Elf *elf, size_t index);


DESCRIPTION
       The elf_getscn function retrieves a section descriptor for the section
       at the specified index in the ELF object referred to by elf.


PARAMETERS
       elf    An Elf pointer to the ELF object from which the section
              descriptor is to be retrieved.


       index  A size_t value representing the index of the section whose
              descriptor is to be retrieved. Section indices start at 0.  The
              section at index 0 is always SHT_NULL and does not contain any
              data.


RETURN VALUE
       The elf_getscn function returns a pointer to the Elf_Scn for the
       section at the specified index. If an error occurs, it returns NULL and
       sets an appropriate libelf error code.


ATTRIBUTES
       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
       attributes(7).

       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |Interface                                   | Attribute     | Value   |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
       |elf_getscn ()                               | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
       +--------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+

SEE ALSO
       elf_errno(3), libelf(3), elf(5)


REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <elfutils-devel@sourceware.org> or
       https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.

Libelf                            2024-07-18                     ELF_GETSCN(3)