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> ELF binary files consist of several sections. Each section has it's own
responsibility: some contain executable code; others describe program dependencies;
others symbol tables and so on. See the TIS documentation for a full description of each section.
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> To see how many sections the ELF file contains, including their
names and sizes, is demonstated in the following code:
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> int nSecNo = pReader->GetSectionsNum();
for ( int i = 0; i < nSecNo; ++i ) { // For all sections
const IELFISection* pSec = pReader->GetSection( i );
std::cout << pSec->GetName() << '' ''
<< pSec->GetSize() << std::endl;
pSec->Release();
}</PRE
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> First, the number of sections are received; next, a pointer
on the <FONT
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>IELFISection</FONT
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access is gained to the different section attributes: size, type, flags and address.
To get a buffer that contains the section's bytes use the
<TT
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>GetData()</TT
> member function of this interface.
See the <FONT
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description of the <FONT
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