Override a function call in C

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With gcc, under Linux you can use the --wrap linker flag like this:

gcc program.c -Wl,-wrap,getObjectName -o program

and define your function as:

const char *__wrap_getObjectName (object *anObject)
{
    if (anObject == NULL)
        return "(null)";
    else
        return __real_getObjectName( anObject ); // call the real function
}

This will ensure that all calls to getObjectName() are rerouted to your wrapper function (at link time). This very useful flag is however absent in gcc under Mac OS X.

Remember to declare the wrapper function with extern "C" if you’re compiling with g++ though.

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