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DSO Class Reference

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

#include <file.h>

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Public Methods

 DSO (char *filename)
 Construct and load a DSO object file. More...

 DSO (char *filename, bool resolve)
 DSO (char *filename)
 DSO (char *filename, bool resolve)
char * getError (void)
 Retrieve error indicator associated with DSO failure. More...

 ~DSO ()
 Detach a DSO object from running memory. More...

void * operator[] (const char *)
 Lookup a symbol in the loaded file. More...

void * operator[] (const char *)
bool isValid (void)
 See if DSO object is valid. More...


Friends

void dynunload (void)
void dynunload (void)


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>


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

DSO::DSO char *   filename [inline]
 

Construct and load a DSO object file.

Parameters:
pathname   of object file to load.

DSO::DSO char *   filename,
bool   resolve
[inline]
 

DSO::DSO char *   filename [inline]
 

DSO::DSO char *   filename,
bool   resolve
[inline]
 

DSO::~DSO  
 

Detach a DSO object from running memory.


Member Function Documentation

char* DSO::getError void  
 

Retrieve error indicator associated with DSO failure.

This is often used in catch handlers.

bool DSO::isValid void  
 

See if DSO object is valid.

Returns:
true if valid.

void* DSO::operator[] const char *   [inline]
 

void* DSO::operator[] const char *  
 

Lookup a symbol in the loaded file.


Friends And Related Function Documentation

void dynunload void   [friend]
 

void dynunload void   [friend]
 


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