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27 .\" Id: dwarf_formstring.3 2073 2011-10-27 03:30:47Z jkoshy
31 .Dt DWARF_FORMSTRING 3
34 .Nd return the value of a STRING class attribute
41 .Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
43 .Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
48 sets the location pointed to by argument
50 to a pointer to a NUL-terminated string containing
51 the value of the attribute referenced by argument
62 is not NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in case
65 The memory area referenced by the returned pointer is managed by
67 The application should not attempt to directly free this memory
75 In case of an error, it returns
82 may fail with the following errors:
83 .Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD"
84 .It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
90 .It Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD
91 The attribute referenced by argument
93 was not of a permitted kind.
98 .Xr dwarf_formblock 3 ,
100 .Xr dwarf_formsdata 3 ,
101 .Xr dwarf_formsig8 3 ,
102 .Xr dwarf_formudata 3 ,