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GELF_GETCLASS

Section: Libelf Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 202-0-14
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NAME

gelf_getclass - return the ELF class (32-bit or 64-bit) for an object  

SYNOPSIS

#include <gelf.h>

int gelf_getclass(Elf *elf);

 

DESCRIPTION

gelf_getclass() returns the class of the ELF object referenced by elf. The class of a valid ELF file will be one of:
ELFCLASS32
The object is a 32-bit ELF class.
ELFCLASS64
The object is a 64-bit ELF class.

If elf does not denote a valid ELF object, or the class cannot be determined, ELFCLASSNONE is returned.

 

RETURN VALUE

Returns ELFCLASS32 or ELFCLASS64 on success. If elf is NULL or does not refer to a valid ELF binary with kind ELF_K_ELF, then ELFCLASSNONE is returned.

 

SEE ALSO

elf_kind(3), libelf(3), elf(5)

 

ATTRIBUTES

InterfaceAttributeValue
gelf_getclass() Thread safetyM-unsafe race

 

REPORTING BUGS

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

 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
SEE ALSO
ATTRIBUTES
REPORTING BUGS