/SYMBOLS (Windows CE 5.0)
This option displays the COFF symbol table.
Symbol tables exist in all object files. A COFF symbol table appears in an image file only if it is linked with /DEBUG.
/SYMBOLS
When you use the /SYMBOLS option, the DUMPBIN displays output in columns that have information relevant to users (for lines that begin with a symbol number).
The following list describes how the information appears in the columns:
The first three-digit number is the symbol index/number.
If the third column contains SECTx, the symbol is defined in that section of the object file. If UNDEF appears, it is not defined in that object and must be resolved elsewhere.
The fifth column (Static, External) tells whether the symbol is visible only within that object, or whether it is public (visible externally).
A Static symbol, _sym, wouldn't be linked to a Public symbol _sym; these would be two different instances of functions named _sym.
The last column in a numbered line is the symbol name, both decorated and undecorated.
The following code example shows the DUMPBIN output using the /SYMBOLS option.
Dump of file main.obj
File Type: COFF OBJECT
COFF SYMBOL TABLE
000 00000000 DEBUG notype Filename | .file main.cpp
002 000B1FDB ABS notype Static | @comp.id
003 00000000 SECT1 notype Static | .drectve
Section length 26, #relocs 0, #linenums 0, checksum 722C964F
005 00000000 SECT2 notype Static | .text
Section length 23, #relocs 1, #linenums 0, checksum 459FF65F, selection 1 (pick no duplicates)
007 00000000 SECT2 notype () External | _main
008 00000000 UNDEF notype () External | ?MyDump@@YAXXZ (void __cdecl MyDump(void))
String Table Size = 0x10 bytes
Summary
26 .drectve
23 .text
Only the /HEADERS DUMPBIN option is available for use on files produced with the /GL compiler option.
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