.Dd July 17, 2014 .Dt ASN1_STRING_NEW 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm ASN1_STRING_new , .Nm ASN1_STRING_type_new , .Nm ASN1_STRING_free .Nd ASN1_STRING allocation functions .Sh SYNOPSIS .In openssl/asn1.h .Ft ASN1_STRING * .Fo ASN1_STRING_new .Fa void .Fc .Ft ASN1_STRING * .Fo ASN1_STRING_type_new .Fa "int type" .Fc .Ft void .Fo ASN1_STRING_free .Fa "ASN1_STRING *a" .Fc .Sh DESCRIPTION .Fn ASN1_STRING_new returns an allocated .Vt ASN1_STRING structure. Its type is undefined. .Pp .Fn ASN1_STRING_type_new returns an allocated .Vt ASN1_STRING structure of type .Fa type . .Pp .Fn ASN1_STRING_free frees up .Fa a . .Sh NOTES Other string types call the ASN1_STRING functions. For example .Fn ASN1_OCTET_STRING_new calls .Fn ASN1_STRING_type V_ASN1_OCTET_STRING . .Sh RETURN VALUES .Fn ASN1_STRING_new and .Fn ASN1_STRING_type_new return a valid .Vt ASN1_STRING structure or .Dv NULL if an error occurred. .Pp .Fn ASN1_STRING_free does not return a value. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ERR_get_error 3