public Interface COFFSymbolConstants

The symbol has an absolute (non-relocatable) value and is not an address.

Formal argument (parameter) of a function. The Value field specifies nth argument.

Automatic (stack) variable. The Value field specifies stack frame offset.

Bit-field reference. Value specifies nth bit in the bit field.

A .bb (beginning of block) or .eb (end of block) record. Value is the relocatable address of the code location.

(0xFF) Special symbol representing end of function, for debugging purposes.

End of structure entry.

Enumerated type tagname entry.

Used by Microsoft tools for external symbols. The Value field indicates the size if the section number is IMAGE_SYM_UNDEFINED (0). If the section number is not 0, then the Value field specifies the offset within the section.

Symbol is defined externally.

Used by Microsoft tools, as well as traditional COFF format, for the source-file symbol record. The symbol is followed by auxiliary records that name the file.

Used by Microsoft tools for symbol records that define the extent of a function: begin function (named .bf), end function (.ef), and lines in function (.lf). For .lf records, Value gives the number of source lines in the function. For .ef records, Value gives the size of function code.

Code label defined within the module. The Value field specifies the offset of the symbol within the section.

Member of enumeration. Value specifies nth member.

Structure member. The Value field specifies nth member.

Union member. The Value field specifies nth member.

No storage class assigned.

Register variable. The Value field specifies register number.

Register parameter.

Definition of a section (Microsoft tools use STATIC storage class instead).

The Value field specifies the offset of the symbol within the section. If the Value is 0, then the symbol represents a section name.

Structure tag-name entry.

Typedef entry.

Reference to a code label not defined.

Static data declaration.

Union tag-name entry.

Weak external.

The symbol provides general type or debugging information but does not correspond to a section. Microsoft tools use this setting along with .file records (storage class FILE).

Array of base type.

Function returning base type.

No derived type; the symbol is a simple scalar variable.

Pointer to base type.

Byte; unsigned one-byte integer.

Character (signed byte).

Eight-byte floating-point number.

Unsigned four-byte integer.

Enumerated type.

Four-byte floating-point number.

Natural integer type (normally four bytes in Windows NT).

Four-byte signed integer.

Member of enumeration (a specific value).

No type information or unknown base type. Microsoft tools use this setting.

Two-byte signed integer.

Structure.

Unsigned integer of natural size (normally, four bytes).

Union.

No valid type; used with void pointers and functions.

Word; unsigned two-byte integer.

Symbol record is not yet assigned a section. If the value is 0 this indicates a references to an external symbol defined elsewhere. If the value is non-zero this is a common symbol with a size specified by the value.