ELF_RAWFILE(3)

NAME
elf_rawfile - return uninterpreted contents of an ELF file

SYNOPSIS
libelf
#include <libelf.h>
char *
elf_rawfile(Elf *elf, size_t *sz);

DESCRIPTION
Function elf_rawfile() returns the uninterpreted contents of the file referenced by ELF descriptor elf.

If argument sz is non-null, the function stores the file's size in bytes in the location to which it points. A value of zero is written to this location if an error is encountered.

RETURN VALUES
Function elf_rawfile() returns a valid pointer if successful or NULL if an error occurs.

ERRORS
Function elf_rawfile() may fail with the following errors:

[ELF_E_ARGUMENT]
    Argument elf was NULL.

[ELF_E_SEQUENCE]
    Argument elf was opened for writing and function elf_rawfile() was invoked before elf_update(3).

SEE ALSO
elf(3), elf_getdata(3), elf_getident(3), elf_kind(3), elf_update(3)