NAME

       ost::DSO - The DSO dynamic loader class is used to load object files.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <file.h>

   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
       static void dynunload (void)
       static DSO * getObject (const char *name)
           Find a specific DSO object by filename.
       static void setDebug (void)
           Install debug handler...

Detailed Description

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

       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

       Dynamic class file loader.

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.

Member Function Documentation

   static 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.

   static 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.

   static void ost::DSO::setDebug (void) [static]
       Install debug handler...

Author

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