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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/texi/decoding.c.texi')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/texi/decoding.c.texi b/doc/texi/decoding.c.texi index b9a3003..2eacc3d 100644 --- a/doc/texi/decoding.c.texi +++ b/doc/texi/decoding.c.texi @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ when the decoded length value plus @code{len} would exceed @code{der_len} . @var{len}: Output variable containing the length of the DER TAG data. -@var{tag}: Output variable containing the decoded tag. +@var{tag}: Output variable containing the decoded tag (may be @code{NULL} ). Decode the class and TAG from DER code. @@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ content octets. @var{str_size}: Length of pre-allocated output buffer. -Converts a DER encoded object identifier to its textual form. +Converts a DER encoded object identifier to its textual form. This +function expects the DER object identifier without the tag. @strong{Returns:} @code{ASN1_SUCCESS} on success, or an error. @end deftypefun @@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ error occurred. Fill the structure * @code{element} with values of a DER encoding string. The structure must just be created with function -@code{asn1_create_element()} . +@code{asn1_create_element()} . Note that the * @code{element} variable is provided as a pointer for historical reasons. @@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ The output is a pointer inside the @code{der} . @var{ber_len}: the total length occupied by BER (may be @code{NULL} ) -Decodes a BER encoded type. The output is an allocated value +Decodes a BER encoded type. The output is an allocated value of the data. This decodes BER STRINGS only. Other types are decoded as DER. |