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+/* Get specific attribute of abbreviation.
+   Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+   Written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2003.
+
+   This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of either
+
+     * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or
+
+     * the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or both in parallel, as here.
+
+   elfutils is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If
+   not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <dwarf.h>
+#include "libdwP.h"
+
+
+int
+dwarf_getabbrevattr (Dwarf_Abbrev *abbrev, size_t idx, unsigned int *namep,
+		     unsigned int *formp, Dwarf_Off *offsetp)
+{
+  if (abbrev == NULL)
+    return -1;
+
+  size_t cnt = 0;
+  const unsigned char *attrp = abbrev->attrp;
+  const unsigned char *start_attrp;
+  unsigned int name;
+  unsigned int form;
+
+  do
+    {
+      start_attrp = attrp;
+
+      /* Attribute code and form are encoded as ULEB128 values.
+         Already checked when Dwarf_Abbrev was created, read unchecked.  */
+      get_uleb128_unchecked (name, attrp);
+      get_uleb128_unchecked (form, attrp);
+
+      /* If both values are zero the index is out of range.  */
+      if (name == 0 && form == 0)
+	return -1;
+    }
+  while (cnt++ < idx);
+
+  /* Store the result if requested.  */
+  if (namep != NULL)
+    *namep = name;
+  if (formp != NULL)
+    *formp = form;
+  if (offsetp != NULL)
+    *offsetp = (start_attrp - abbrev->attrp) + abbrev->offset;
+
+  return 0;
+}