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 ASN1_OBJECT allocation routines, allocate and free an ASN1_OBJECT structure,
which represents an ASN1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER.
ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates and initializes a ASN1_OBJECT structure.
ASN1_OBJECT_free() frees up the
ASN1_OBJECT structure
a.
NOTES¶
Although
ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates a new ASN1_OBJECT structure it is
almost never used in applications. The ASN1 object utility functions such as
OBJ_nid2obj() are used instead.
RETURN VALUES¶
If the allocation fails,
ASN1_OBJECT_new() returns
NULL 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.