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diff --git a/doc/crypto/ASN1_OBJECT_new.pod b/doc/crypto/ASN1_OBJECT_new.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..51679bfcd9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/crypto/ASN1_OBJECT_new.pod @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +ASN1_OBJECT_new, ASN1_OBJECT_free, - object allocation functions + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + ASN1_OBJECT *ASN1_OBJECT_new(void); + void ASN1_OBJECT_free(ASN1_OBJECT *a); + +=head1 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 B<ASN1_OBJECT> structure B<a>. + +=head1 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. + +=head1 RETURN VALUES + +If the allocation fails, ASN1_OBJECT_new() returns B<NULL> and sets an error +code that can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>. +Otherwise it returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure. + +ASN1_OBJECT_free() returns no value. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<d2i_ASN1_OBJECT(3)|d2i_ASN1_OBJECT(3)> + +=head1 HISTORY + +ASN1_OBJECT_new() and ASN1_OBJECT_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL. + +=cut |