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class="chapter" title="Chapter 17. String and data retrieving functions Tapset"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="conversions.stp"></a>Chapter 17. String and data retrieving functions Tapset</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re234.html"><span>function::kernel_string</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves string from kernel memory. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re235.html"><span>function::kernel_string_n</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves string of given length from kernel memory. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re236.html"><span>function::kernel_long</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves a long value stored in kernel memory. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re237.html"><span>function::kernel_int</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves an int value stored in kernel memory. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re238.html"><span>function::kernel_short</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves a short value stored in kernel memory. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re239.html"><span>function::kernel_char</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves a char value stored in kernel memory. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re240.html"><span>function::user_string</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves string from user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re241.html"><span>function::user_string2</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves string from user space with alternative error string.. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re242.html"><span>function::user_string_warn</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves string from user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re243.html"><span>function::user_string_quoted</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves and quotes string from user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re244.html"><span>function::user_string_n</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves string of given length from user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re245.html"><span>function::user_string_n2</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves string of given length from user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re246.html"><span>function::user_string_n_warn</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves string from user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re247.html"><span>function::user_string_n_quoted</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves and quotes string from user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re248.html"><span>function::user_short</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves a short value stored in user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re249.html"><span>function::user_short_warn</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves a short value stored in user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re250.html"><span>function::user_int</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves an int value stored in user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re251.html"><span>function::user_int_warn</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves an int value stored in user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re252.html"><span>function::user_long</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves a long value stored in user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re253.html"><span>function::user_long_warn</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves a long value stored in user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re254.html"><span>function::user_char</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves a char value stored in user space. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="re255.html"><span>function::user_char_warn</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — Retrieves a char value stored in user space. </span></dt></dl></div><p> Functions to retrieve strings and other primitive types from the kernel or a user space programs based on addresses. All strings are of a maximum length given by MAXSTRINGLEN. </p></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="re233.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="re234.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span>function::randint</span> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> <span>function::kernel_string</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>