ELF_GETPHDRNUM(3) | Library Functions Manual | ELF_GETPHDRNUM(3)

# NAME

`elf_getphdrnum` —
return the number of program headers in an ELF file

# LIBRARY

ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <libelf.h>`

int
`elf_getphdrnum`(Elf *elf, size_t *phnum);

# DESCRIPTION

Function `elf_getphdrnum`() retrieves the number of ELF program headers associated with descriptor elf and stores it into the location pointed to by argument phnum.

This routine allows applications to uniformly process both normal ELF objects and ELF objects that use extended numbering.

# RETURN VALUES

Function `elf_getphdrnum`() returns a zero value if successful, or -1 in case of an error.

# ERRORS

Function `elf_getphnum`() can fail with the following errors:

[`ELF_E_ARGUMENT`]
  A NULL value was passed in for argument elf.
[`ELF_E_ARGUMENT`]
  Argument elf was not for an ELF file.
[`ELF_E_ARGUMENT`]
  Argument elf lacks an ELF Executable Header.
[`ELF_E_HEADER`]
  The ELF Executable Header associated with argument elf was corrupt.
[`ELF_E_SECTION`]
  The section header at index `SHN_UNDEF` was corrupt.

# SEE ALSO

elf(3), elf32_getehdr(3), elf64_getehdr(3), elf_getident(3), elf_getshdrnum(3), elf_getshdrstrndx(3), gelf(3), gelf_getehdr(3)

August 5, 2009 | NetBSD 9.3