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Symbol table and line data for a frame is returned 80from the <code>frame-find-sal</code> <code><gdb:frame></code> procedure. 81See <a href="Frames-In-Guile.html#Frames-In-Guile">Frames In Guile</a>. 82</p> 83<p>For more information on <small>GDB</small>’s symbol table management, see 84<a href="Symbols.html#Symbols">Examining the Symbol Table</a>. 85</p> 86<p>The following symtab-related procedures are provided by the 87<code>(gdb)</code> module: 88</p> 89<dl> 90<dt><a name="index-symtab_003f"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>symtab?</strong> <em>object</em></dt> 91<dd><p>Return <code>#t</code> if <var>object</var> is an object of type <code><gdb:symtab></code>. 92Otherwise return <code>#f</code>. 93</p></dd></dl> 94 95<dl> 96<dt><a name="index-symtab_002dvalid_003f"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>symtab-valid?</strong> <em>symtab</em></dt> 97<dd><p>Return <code>#t</code> if the <code><gdb:symtab></code> object is valid, 98<code>#f</code> if not. A <code><gdb:symtab></code> object becomes invalid when 99the symbol table it refers to no longer exists in <small>GDB</small>. 100All other <code><gdb:symtab></code> procedures will throw an exception 101if it is invalid at the time the procedure is called. 102</p></dd></dl> 103 104<dl> 105<dt><a name="index-symtab_002dfilename"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>symtab-filename</strong> <em>symtab</em></dt> 106<dd><p>Return the symbol table’s source filename. 107</p></dd></dl> 108 109<dl> 110<dt><a name="index-symtab_002dfullname"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>symtab-fullname</strong> <em>symtab</em></dt> 111<dd><p>Return the symbol table’s source absolute file name. 112</p></dd></dl> 113 114<dl> 115<dt><a name="index-symtab_002dobjfile"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>symtab-objfile</strong> <em>symtab</em></dt> 116<dd><p>Return the symbol table’s backing object file. See <a href="Objfiles-In-Guile.html#Objfiles-In-Guile">Objfiles In Guile</a>. 117</p></dd></dl> 118 119<dl> 120<dt><a name="index-symtab_002dglobal_002dblock"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>symtab-global-block</strong> <em>symtab</em></dt> 121<dd><p>Return the global block of the underlying symbol table. 122See <a href="Blocks-In-Guile.html#Blocks-In-Guile">Blocks In Guile</a>. 123</p></dd></dl> 124 125<dl> 126<dt><a name="index-symtab_002dstatic_002dblock"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>symtab-static-block</strong> <em>symtab</em></dt> 127<dd><p>Return the static block of the underlying symbol table. 128See <a href="Blocks-In-Guile.html#Blocks-In-Guile">Blocks In Guile</a>. 129</p></dd></dl> 130 131<p>The following symtab-and-line-related procedures are provided by the 132<code>(gdb)</code> module: 133</p> 134<dl> 135<dt><a name="index-sal_003f"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>sal?</strong> <em>object</em></dt> 136<dd><p>Return <code>#t</code> if <var>object</var> is an object of type <code><gdb:sal></code>. 137Otherwise return <code>#f</code>. 138</p></dd></dl> 139 140<dl> 141<dt><a name="index-sal_002dvalid_003f"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>sal-valid?</strong> <em>sal</em></dt> 142<dd><p>Return <code>#t</code> if <var>sal</var> is valid, <code>#f</code> if not. 143A <code><gdb:sal></code> object becomes invalid when the Symbol table object 144it refers to no longer exists in <small>GDB</small>. All other 145<code><gdb:sal></code> procedures will throw an exception if it is 146invalid at the time the procedure is called. 147</p></dd></dl> 148 149<dl> 150<dt><a name="index-sal_002dsymtab"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>sal-symtab</strong> <em>sal</em></dt> 151<dd><p>Return the symbol table object (<code><gdb:symtab></code>) for <var>sal</var>. 152</p></dd></dl> 153 154<dl> 155<dt><a name="index-sal_002dline"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>sal-line</strong> <em>sal</em></dt> 156<dd><p>Return the line number for <var>sal</var>. 157</p></dd></dl> 158 159<dl> 160<dt><a name="index-sal_002dpc"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>sal-pc</strong> <em>sal</em></dt> 161<dd><p>Return the start of the address range occupied by code for <var>sal</var>. 162</p></dd></dl> 163 164<dl> 165<dt><a name="index-sal_002dlast"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>sal-last</strong> <em>sal</em></dt> 166<dd><p>Return the end of the address range occupied by code for <var>sal</var>. 167</p></dd></dl> 168 169<dl> 170<dt><a name="index-find_002dpc_002dline"></a>Scheme Procedure: <strong>find-pc-line</strong> <em>pc</em></dt> 171<dd><p>Return the <code><gdb:sal></code> object corresponding to the <var>pc</var> value. 172If an invalid value of <var>pc</var> is passed as an argument, then the 173<code>symtab</code> and <code>line</code> attributes of the returned <code><gdb:sal></code> 174object will be <code>#f</code> and 0 respectively. 175</p></dd></dl> 176 177<hr> 178<div class="header"> 179<p> 180Next: <a href="Breakpoints-In-Guile.html#Breakpoints-In-Guile" accesskey="n" rel="next">Breakpoints In Guile</a>, Previous: <a href="Symbols-In-Guile.html#Symbols-In-Guile" accesskey="p" rel="previous">Symbols In Guile</a>, Up: <a href="Guile-API.html#Guile-API" accesskey="u" rel="up">Guile API</a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="Concept-Index.html#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p> 181</div> 182 183 184 185</body> 186</html> 187