ost::DSO Class Reference

The DSO dynamic loader class is used to load object files. Dynamic class file loader. More...

#include <file.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	DSO (const char *filename)
	Construct and load a DSO object file.
	DSO (const char *filename, bool resolve)
const char *	getError (void)
	Retrieve error indicator associated with DSO failure.
virtual	~DSO ()
	Detach a DSO object from running memory.
void *	operator[] (const char *sym)
	Lookup a symbol in the loaded file.
bool	isValid (void)
	See if DSO object is valid.
Static Public Member Functions
void	dynunload (void)
DSO *	getObject (const char *name)
	Find a specific DSO object by filename.
void	setDebug (void)
	Install debug handler...

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Detailed Description

The DSO dynamic loader class is used to load object files. Dynamic class file loader.

On elf based systems this is typically done with dlopen. A dummy stub class is generated for non-dl capable systems.

Author:

David Sugar <dyfet@ostel.com>

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ost::DSO::DSO (  const char *  filename  )  [inline]

Construct and load a DSO object file. Parameters: filename  pathname of object file to load.

ost::DSO::DSO (  const char *  filename, bool  resolve )  [inline]

virtual ost::DSO::~DSO (   )  [virtual]

Detach a DSO object from running memory.

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Member Function Documentation

void ost::DSO::dynunload (  void   )  [static]

const char* ost::DSO::getError (  void   )  [inline]

Retrieve error indicator associated with DSO failure. This is often used in catch handlers.

DSO* ost::DSO::getObject (  const char *  name  )  [static]

Find a specific DSO object by filename. Parameters: name  of DSO object file (partial).

bool ost::DSO::isValid (  void   )

See if DSO object is valid. Returns: true if valid.

void* ost::DSO::operator[] (  const char *  sym  )

Lookup a symbol in the loaded file.

void ost::DSO::setDebug (  void   )  [static]

Install debug handler...

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• file.h

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