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32 .Nd return the value of a BLOCK attribute
39 .Fa "Dwarf_Attribute attr"
40 .Fa "Dwarf_Block **ret"
41 .Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
46 sets the location pointed to by argument
50 structure containing the value of the attribute referenced
64 is not NULL, it will be used to return an error descriptor in case
67 The memory area referenced by the returned pointer is managed by
69 The application should not attempt to free this memory
71 Portable code may indicate that the memory area is to be freed by
80 In case of an error, it returns
87 may fail with the following errors:
88 .Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD"
89 .It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
95 .It Bq Er DW_DLE_ATTR_FORM_BAD
96 The attribute referenced by argument
98 was not of a permitted kind.
103 .Xr dwarf_formflag 3 ,
104 .Xr dwarf_formref 3 ,
105 .Xr dwarf_formsdata 3 ,
106 .Xr dwarf_formsig8 3 ,
107 .Xr dwarf_formstring 3 ,
108 .Xr dwarf_formudata 3 ,