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<h1>ASN1_OBJECT_new(3)</h1>

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<H1><A NAME="NAME">NAME</A></H1>
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ASN1_OBJECT_new, ASN1_OBJECT_free, - object allocation functions

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<H1><A NAME="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</A></H1>
<PRE> #include &lt;openssl/asn1.h&gt;
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<PRE> ASN1_OBJECT *ASN1_OBJECT_new(void);
 void ASN1_OBJECT_free(ASN1_OBJECT *a);
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<H1><A NAME="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</A></H1>
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The ASN1_OBJECT allocation routines, allocate and free an ASN1_OBJECT
structure, which represents an ASN1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER.

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<CODE>ASN1_OBJECT_new()</CODE> allocates and initializes a ASN1_OBJECT
structure.

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<CODE>ASN1_OBJECT_free()</CODE> frees up the <STRONG>ASN1_OBJECT</STRONG> structure <STRONG>a</STRONG>.

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<H1><A NAME="NOTES">NOTES</A></H1>
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Although <CODE>ASN1_OBJECT_new()</CODE> allocates a new ASN1_OBJECT
structure it is almost never used in applications. The ASN1 object utility
functions such as <CODE>OBJ_nid2obj()</CODE> are used instead.

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<H1><A NAME="RETURN_VALUES">RETURN VALUES</A></H1>
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If the allocation fails, <CODE>ASN1_OBJECT_new()</CODE> returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> and sets an error code that can be obtained by <A HREF="../crypto/ERR_get_error.html#">ERR_get_error(3)</A>. Otherwise it returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure.

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<CODE>ASN1_OBJECT_free()</CODE> returns no value.

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<H1><A NAME="SEE_ALSO">SEE ALSO</A></H1>
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<A HREF="../crypto/ERR_get_error.html#">ERR_get_error(3)</A>, <A HREF="../crypto/d2i_ASN1_OBJECT.html#">d2i_ASN1_OBJECT(3)</A>



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<H1><A NAME="HISTORY">HISTORY</A></H1>
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<CODE>ASN1_OBJECT_new()</CODE> and <CODE>ASN1_OBJECT_free()</CODE> are
available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.

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