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3=head1 NAME
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5ASN1_OBJECT_new, ASN1_OBJECT_free, - object allocation functions
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7=head1 SYNOPSIS
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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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14=head1 DESCRIPTION
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16The ASN1_OBJECT allocation routines, allocate and free an
17ASN1_OBJECT structure, which represents an ASN1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER.
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19ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates and initializes a ASN1_OBJECT structure.
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21ASN1_OBJECT_free() frees up the B<ASN1_OBJECT> structure B<a>.
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23=head1 NOTES
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25Although ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates a new ASN1_OBJECT structure it
26is almost never used in applications. The ASN1 object utility functions
27such as OBJ_nid2obj() are used instead.
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29=head1 RETURN VALUES
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31If the allocation fails, ASN1_OBJECT_new() returns B<NULL> and sets an error
32code that can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
33Otherwise it returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure.
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35ASN1_OBJECT_free() returns no value.
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37=head1 SEE ALSO
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39L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<d2i_ASN1_OBJECT(3)|d2i_ASN1_OBJECT(3)>
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41=head1 HISTORY
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43ASN1_OBJECT_new() and ASN1_OBJECT_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
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