<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>function::probefunc</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.69.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual"><link rel="up" href="ch02.html" title="Chapter 2. Context Functions"><link rel="prev" href="re39.html" title="function::probe_type"><link rel="next" href="re41.html" title="function::probemod"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span>function::probefunc</span></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="re39.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 2. Context Functions</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="re41.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="API-probefunc"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>function::probefunc — Return the probe point's function name, if known </p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="programlisting"> probefunc:string() </pre></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="idp5086496"></a><h2>Arguments</h2><p> None </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="idp5087712"></a><h2>Description</h2><p> This function returns the name of the function being probed. It will do this based on the probe point string as returned by <code class="function">pp</code>. </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="idp5089696"></a><h2>Please note</h2><p> this function is deprecated, please use <code class="function">symname</code> and/or <code class="function">usymname</code>. This function might return a function name based on the current address if the probe point context couldn't be parsed. </p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="re39.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch02.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="re41.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span>function::probe_type</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::probemod</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>