Lua:getSymbolInfo

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function getSymbolInfo(symbolname) : table

Returns information about the specified symbol.

The returned table is defined by the SymbolList class object and can contain information such as the module name, search key, address, and size.

Some fields, such as size, may be nil depending on the resolved symbol.

Function Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
symbolname	String	The name of the symbol to retrieve information for.

Returns

table — A table containing information about the specified symbol.

Return Table Fields

Field	Type	Description
modulename	String	The name of the module the symbol belongs to.
searchkey	String	The search key associated with the symbol.
address	Integer	The resolved address of the symbol.
size	Integer or nil	The size associated with the symbol. This field may be nil if no size is available.

Examples

 1 local info = getSymbolInfo("KERNEL32.AddAtomA")
 2 
 3 if info ~= nil then
 4   print("Module name: " .. tostring(info.modulename))
 5   print("Search key: " .. tostring(info.searchkey))
 6 
 7   if info.address ~= nil then
 8     print("Address: " .. string.format("%X", info.address))
 9   else
10     print("Address: nil")
11   end
12 
13   print("Size: " .. tostring(info.size))
14 end

Main Pages

Core Lua documentation entry points

◆ Lua
◆ Script Engine

Symbol Related Lua Functions

Symbol lookup, address resolution, module checks, and lookup callbacks

◆ getAddress ◆ getAddressSafe ◆ getNameFromAddress ◆ registerSymbol ◆ unregisterSymbol ◆ getSymbolInfo ◆ reinitializeSymbolhandler ◆ reinitializeDotNetSymbolhandler

◆ inModule ◆ inSystemModule ◆ getModuleSize ◆ errorOnLookupFailure ◆ registerSymbolLookupCallback ◆ unregisterSymbolLookupCallback ◆ registerAddressLookupCallback ◆ unregisterAddressLookupCallback