Import OpenSSL-0.9.8i.
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3 =head1 NAME
5 ASN1_OBJECT_new, ASN1_OBJECT_free, - object allocation functions
7 =head1 SYNOPSIS
9  ASN1_OBJECT *ASN1_OBJECT_new(void);
10  void ASN1_OBJECT_free(ASN1_OBJECT *a);
12 =head1 DESCRIPTION
14 The ASN1_OBJECT allocation routines, allocate and free an
15 ASN1_OBJECT structure, which represents an ASN1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER.
17 ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates and initializes a ASN1_OBJECT structure.
19 ASN1_OBJECT_free() frees up the B<ASN1_OBJECT> structure B<a>.
21 =head1 NOTES
23 Although ASN1_OBJECT_new() allocates a new ASN1_OBJECT structure it
24 is almost never used in applications. The ASN1 object utility functions
25 such as OBJ_nid2obj() are used instead.
27 =head1 RETURN VALUES
29 If the allocation fails, ASN1_OBJECT_new() returns B<NULL> and sets an error
30 code that can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
31 Otherwise it returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure.
33 ASN1_OBJECT_free() returns no value.
35 =head1 SEE ALSO
37 L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<d2i_ASN1_OBJECT(3)|d2i_ASN1_OBJECT(3)>
39 =head1 HISTORY
41 ASN1_OBJECT_new() and ASN1_OBJECT_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
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