ELFIO/examples/tutorial/tutorial.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <elfio/elfio.hpp>

using namespace ELFIO;

int main( int argc, char** argv )
{
    if ( argc != 2 ) {
        std::cout << "Usage: tutorial <elf_file>" << std::endl;
        return 1;
    }

    // Create an elfio reader
    elfio reader;

    // Load ELF data
    if ( !reader.load( argv[1] ) ) {
        std::cout << "Can't find or process ELF file " << argv[1] << std::endl;
        return 2;
    }

    // Print ELF file properties
    std::cout << "ELF file class    : ";
    if ( reader.get_class() == ELFCLASS32 )
        std::cout << "ELF32" << std::endl;
    else
        std::cout << "ELF64" << std::endl;

    std::cout << "ELF file encoding : ";
    if ( reader.get_encoding() == ELFDATA2LSB )
        std::cout << "Little endian" << std::endl;
    else
        std::cout << "Big endian" << std::endl;

    // Print ELF file sections info
    Elf_Half sec_num = reader.sections.size();
    std::cout << "Number of sections: " << sec_num << std::endl;
    for ( int i = 0; i < sec_num; ++i ) {
        section* psec = reader.sections[i];
        std::cout << "  [" << i << "] " << psec->get_name() << "\t"
                  << psec->get_size() << std::endl;
        // Access to section's data
        // const char* p = reader.sections[i]->get_data()
    }

    // Print ELF file segments info
    Elf_Half seg_num = reader.segments.size();
    std::cout << "Number of segments: " << seg_num << std::endl;
    for ( int i = 0; i < seg_num; ++i ) {
        const segment* pseg = reader.segments[i];
        std::cout << "  [" << i << "] 0x" << std::hex << pseg->get_flags()
                  << "\t0x" << pseg->get_virtual_address() << "\t0x"
                  << pseg->get_file_size() << "\t0x" << pseg->get_memory_size()
                  << std::endl;
        // Access to segments's data
        // const char* p = reader.segments[i]->get_data()
    }

    for ( int i = 0; i < sec_num; ++i ) {
        section* psec = reader.sections[i];
        // Check section type
        if ( psec->get_type() == SHT_SYMTAB ) {
            const symbol_section_accessor symbols( reader, psec );
            for ( unsigned int j = 0; j < symbols.get_symbols_num(); ++j ) {
                std::string   name;
                Elf64_Addr    value;
                Elf_Xword     size;
                unsigned char bind;
                unsigned char type;
                Elf_Half      section_index;
                unsigned char other;

                // Read symbol properties
                symbols.get_symbol( j, name, value, size, bind, type,
                                    section_index, other );
                std::cout << j << " " << name << " " << value << std::endl;
            }
        }
    }

    return 0;
}