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

```
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

```
std::vector< std::string > sections();
```
Returns:

List of sections that exist in binary file.
```
std::vector< std::string > symbols();
```
Returns:

List of all the exportable symbols from all the sections that exist in binary file.
```
std::vector< std::string > symbols(const char * section_name);
```
This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.

Parameters:

section_name

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

Returns:

List of symbols from the specified section.

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

Boost C++ Libraries

Class library_info

Synopsis

Description

library_info public construct/copy/destruct

library_info public member functions

`library_info` public construct/copy/destruct

`library_info` public member functions