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ldgetname(3)
NAME
  ldgetname - Retrieve symbol name for object file symbol table entry

SYNOPSIS
  #include <stdio.h>
  #include <filehdr.h>
  #include <sym.h>
  #include <ldfcn.h>

  char *ldgetname (ldptr, symbol)
  LDFILE * ldptr ;
  pSYMR * symbol ;

DESCRIPTION
  The ldgetname routine returns a pointer to the name associated with symbol.
  The pointer is returned as a string in a static buffer.  Because the buffer
  can be overwritten by later calls to ldgetname, the caller must copy the
  buffer if the name is to be saved.

  If the name cannot be retrieved, ldgetname returns NULL (defined in
  <stdio.h>) for an object file.  This occurs when:

    ·  The string table cannot be found

    ·  The name's offset into the string table is beyond the end of the
       string table

  Typically, ldgetname is called immediately after a successful call to
  ldtbread. Ldgetname retrieves the name associated with the symbol table
  entry filled by ldtbread.

  The program must be loaded with the object file access routine library
  libmld.a.

  [Digital]  For C++, ldgetname returns the demangled name.

RELATED INFORMATION
  ldclose(3), ldopen(3), ldtbseek(3), ldtbread(3), ldfcn(4).