ASN1_OBJECT_new (3)

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NAME

ASN1_OBJECT_new, ASN1_OBJECT_free, - object allocation functions

SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/asn1.h>

 ASN1_OBJECT *ASN1_OBJECT_new(void);
 void ASN1_OBJECT_free(ASN1_OBJECT *a);

DESCRIPTION

The allocation routines, allocate and free an structure, which represents an

ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates and initializes a

structure.

ASN1_OBJECT_free() frees up the

structure a.

NOTES

Although ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates a new structure it is almost never used in applications. The object utility functions such as OBJ_nid2obj() are used instead.

RETURN VALUES

If the allocation fails, ASN1_OBJECT_new() returns and sets an error code that can be obtained by ERR_get_error(3). Otherwise it returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure.

ASN1_OBJECT_free() returns no value.

SEE ALSO

ERR_get_error(3), d2i_ASN1_OBJECT(3)

HISTORY

ASN1_OBJECT_new() and ASN1_OBJECT_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.