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.TH "asn1_get_length_ber" 3 "4.19.0" "libtasn1" "libtasn1"
.SH NAME
asn1_get_length_ber \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <libtasn1.h>
.sp
.BI "long asn1_get_length_ber(const unsigned char * " ber ", int " ber_len ", int * " len ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "const unsigned char * ber" 12
BER data to decode.
.IP "int ber_len" 12
Length of BER data to decode.
.IP "int * len" 12
Output variable containing the length of the BER length field.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Extract a length field from BER data.  The difference to
\fBasn1_get_length_der()\fP is that this function will return a length
even if the value has indefinite encoding.
.SH "RETURNS"
Return the decoded length value, or negative value when
the value was too big.
.SH "SINCE"
2.0
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2006-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc..
.br
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B libtasn1
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B libtasn1
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info libtasn1
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:
.IP
.B https://www.gnu.org/software/libtasn1/manual/
.PP