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Class library_info

boost::dll::library_info — Class that is capable of extracting different information from a library or binary file. Currently understands ELF, MACH-O and PE formats on all the platforms.

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/dll/library_info.hpp>


class library_info : private noncopyable {
public:
  // construct/copy/destruct
  explicit library_info(const boost::dll::fs::path &, bool = true);

  // public member functions
  std::vector< std::string > sections();
  std::vector< std::string > symbols();
  std::vector< std::string > symbols(const char *);
  std::vector< std::string > symbols(const std::string &);
};

Description

library_info public construct/copy/destruct

  1. explicit library_info(const boost::dll::fs::path & library_path, 
                          bool throw_if_not_native_format = true);

    Opens file with specified path and prepares for information extraction.

    Parameters:

    library_path

    Path to the binary file from which the info must be extracted.

    throw_if_not_native_format

    Throw an exception if this file format is not supported by OS.

library_info public member functions

  1. std::vector< std::string > sections();

    Returns:

    List of sections that exist in binary file.

  2. std::vector< std::string > symbols();

    Returns:

    List of all the exportable symbols from all the sections that exist in binary file.

  3. std::vector< std::string > symbols(const char * section_name);

    Parameters:

    section_name

    Name of the section from which symbol names must be returned.

    Returns:

    List of symbols from the specified section.

  4. std::vector< std::string > symbols(const std::string & section_name);

    This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.


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