1ASN1_OBJECT_new(3)                  OpenSSL                 ASN1_OBJECT_new(3)
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NAME

6       ASN1_OBJECT_new, ASN1_OBJECT_free, - object allocation functions
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SYNOPSIS

9        #include <openssl/asn1.h>
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11        ASN1_OBJECT *ASN1_OBJECT_new(void);
12        void ASN1_OBJECT_free(ASN1_OBJECT *a);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The ASN1_OBJECT allocation routines, allocate and free an ASN1_OBJECT
16       structure, which represents an ASN1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER.
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18       ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates and initializes a ASN1_OBJECT structure.
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20       ASN1_OBJECT_free() frees up the ASN1_OBJECT structure a.
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NOTES

23       Although ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates a new ASN1_OBJECT structure it is
24       almost never used in applications. The ASN1 object utility functions
25       such as OBJ_nid2obj() are used instead.
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RETURN VALUES

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

35       ERR_get_error(3), d2i_ASN1_OBJECT(3)
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HISTORY

38       ASN1_OBJECT_new() and ASN1_OBJECT_free() are available in all versions
39       of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
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431.0.0e                            2006-05-14                ASN1_OBJECT_new(3)