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)