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2.9.0.1 bfd_check_format

boolean bfd_check_format(bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);

If the BFD has been set to a specific target before the call, only the named target and format combination is checked. If the target has not been set, or has been set to default, then all the known target backends is interrogated to determine a match. If the default target matches, it is used. If not, exactly one target must recognize the file, or an error results.

The function returns true on success, otherwise false with one of the following error codes:

• bfd_error_invalid_operation - if format is not one of bfd_object, bfd_archive or bfd_core.

• bfd_error_system_call - if an error occured during a read - even some file mismatches can cause bfd_error_system_calls.

• file_not_recognised - none of the backends recognised the file format.

• bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized - more than one backend recognised the file format.