DWARF_DIENAME(3)

NAME
dwarf_diename - retrieve the name associated with a debugging information entry

LIBRARY
libdwarf

SYNOPSIS
#include <libdwarf.h>
int
dwarf_diename(Dwarf_Die die, char **ret_name, Dwarf_Error *err);

DESCRIPTION
Function dwarf_diename() retrieves a pointer to the NUL-terminated string associated with the DW_AT_name attribute of the debugging information entry descriptor referenced by argument die. If the pointer was successfully retrieved, it is stored in the location pointed to by argument ret_name.

RETURN VALUES
Function dwarf_diename() returns DW_DLV_OK on success.

If the debugging information entry descriptor denoted by argument die does not contain a DW_AT_name attribute, the function returns DW_DLV_NO_ENTRY and sets argument err. For other errors, it returns DW_DLV_ERROR and sets argument err.

ERRORS
Function dwarf_diename() can fail with the following errors:

[DW_DLE_ARGUMENT]
    Either of arguments die or ret_name was NULL.

[DW_DLE_NO_ENTRY]
    Argument die had no DW_AT_name attribute.

SEE ALSO
dwarf(3), dwarf_tag(3), dwarf_dieoffset(3), dwarf_die_abbrev_code(3)