Block

Each code block is identified by a SymTagBlock symbol. Block symbols are used to identify nested scopes within functions.

Properties

The following table shows the properties that are valid for this symbol type.

Property	Data type	Description
IDiaSymbol::get_addressOffset	DWORD	Offset part of location; for details, see the LocationType.
IDiaSymbol::get_addressSection	DWORD	Section part of location; for details, see the LocationType.
IDiaSymbol::get_length	ULONGLONG	Number of bytes of code in the block.
IDiaSymbol::get_lexicalParent	IDiaSymbol*	Symbol of the enclosing block or function.
IDiaSymbol::get_lexicalParentId	DWORD	Returns the ID of the lexical parent symbol.
IDiaSymbol::get_locationType	DWORD	Blocks have static locations; for details, see Symbol Locations.
IDiaSymbol::get_name	BSTR	Returns the name of the block (which is usually an empty string).
IDiaSymbol::get_relativeVirtualAddress	DWORD	Returns the virtual address of this block relative to its lexical parent.
IDiaSymbol::get_symIndexId	DWORD	Index ID of symbol.
IDiaSymbol::get_symTag	DWORD	Returns SymTagBlock (one of the SymTagEnum values).
IDiaSymbol::get_virtualAddress	ULONGLONG	Returns the virtual address of this block within the executable.