ASN1OBJECTnew(3) OpenSSL ASN1OBJECTnew(3)

NAME
       ASN1OBJECTnew, ASN1OBJECTfree, - object allocation functions

SYNOPSIS
        ASN1OBJECT *ASN1OBJECTnew(void);
        void ASN1OBJECTfree(ASN1OBJECT *a);

DESCRIPTION
       The ASN1OBJECT allocation routines, allocate and free an ASN1OBJECT
       structure, which represents an ASN1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER.

       ASN1OBJECTnew() allocates and initializes a ASN1OBJECT structure.

       ASN1OBJECTfree() frees up the AASSNN11OOBBJJEECCTT structure aa.

NNOOTTEESS
       Although ASN1OBJECTnew() allocates a new ASN1OBJECT structure it is
       almost never used in applications. The ASN1 object utility functions
       such as OBJnid2obj() are used instead.

RETURN VALUES
       If the allocation fails, ASN1OBJECTnew() returns NNUULLLL and sets an
       error code that can be obtained by ERRgeterror(3).  Otherwise it
       returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure.

       ASN1OBJECTfree() returns no value.

SEE ALSO
       ERRgeterror(3), d2iASN1OBJECT(3)

HISTORY       ASN1OBJECTnew() and ASN1OBJECTfree() are available in all versions
       of SSLeay and OpenSSL.



0.9.7l                            2002-10-09                ASN1OBJECTnew(3)