elf_nextscn - Man Page

Return the next section in an ELF descriptor.

Synopsis

#include <libelf.h>

Elf_Scn *elf_nextscn(Elf *elf, Elf_Scn *scn);

Description

The elf_nextscn() function returns a handle to the next section in the ELF object descriptor elf. If scn is NULL, the first section (with index 1) is returned. Section index 0 is reserved and skipped.

If scn is not NULL, the section immediately following it is returned. If there are no further sections, NULL is returned.

Parameters

elf

A pointer to an ELF descriptor.

scn

A section handle returned by elf_getscn(3), or NULL to begin iteration.

Return Value

Returns a pointer to the next Elf_Scn structure in the section list, or NULL if there are no more sections or if elf is NULL.

See Also

elf_getscn(3), elf_newscn(3), libelf(3), elf(5)

Attributes

InterfaceAttributeValue
elf_nextscn()Thread safetyMT-Safe

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <elfutils-devel@sourceware.org> or https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.

Referenced By

elf_rawdata(3).

2025-06-30 Libelf Programmer's Manual