dlsym

Name

dlsym -- obtain the address of a symbol from a dlopen object

Description

dlsym() is as specified in the POSIX 1003.1-2001 (ISO/IEC 9945-2003), but with differences as listed below.

RTLD_NEXT, RTLD_DEFAULT Required

The values RTLD_NEXT and RTLD_DEFAULT, described as reserved for future use in POSIX 1003.1-2001 (ISO/IEC 9945-2003), are required, with behavior as described in POSIX 1003.1-2001 (ISO/IEC 9945-2003).