[#BloombergLP-balst-ObjectFileFormat]
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This `struct` is named `ObjectFileFormat` for historical reasons, what it really determines is resolving strategy&period; Linux, for example, can be resolved using either the `Elf` or `Dladdr` policies&period; We choose `Elf` for linux because that mode of resolving yields more information&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;balst&lowbar;objectfileformat&period;h&gt;`

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struct ObjectFileFormat;
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== Types

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| Name| Description
| xref:BloombergLP/balst/ObjectFileFormat/Dladdr.adoc[`Dladdr`] 
| Resolve symbol addresses using the `dladdr` call&period;
| xref:BloombergLP/balst/ObjectFileFormat/Dummy.adoc[`Dummy`] 
| Fallback resolver policy when no platform&hyphen;specific match is available&period;
| xref:BloombergLP/balst/ObjectFileFormat/Elf.adoc[`Elf`] 
| Resolve as an ELF object file&period;
| xref:BloombergLP/balst/ObjectFileFormat/Windows.adoc[`Windows`] 
| Resolve as Windows executable image&period;
|===


== Type Aliases

[cols="1"]
|===
| Name
| xref:BloombergLP/balst/ObjectFileFormat/Policy.adoc[`Policy`] 
|===



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