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NAME

       shishi_asn1_read - API function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <shishi.h>

       int  shishi_asn1_read(Shishi  *  handle, Shishi_asn1 node, const char *
       field, char ** data, size_t * datalen);

ARGUMENTS

       Shishi * handle
                   shishi handle as allocated by shishi_init().

       Shishi_asn1 node
                   ASN.1 variable to read field from.

       const char * field
                   name of field in node to read.

       char ** data
                   newly allocated output buffer that will  hold  ASN.1  field
                   data.

       size_t * datalen
                   actual size of output buffer.

DESCRIPTION

       Extract  data  stored  in  a ASN.1 field into a newly allocated buffer.
       The buffer will always be zero terminated, even though datalen will not
       include the added zero.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns  SHISHI_OK if successful, SHISHI_ASN1_NO_ELEMENT if the element
       do not exist, SHISHI_ASN1_NO_VALUE  if  the  field  has  no  value,  ot
       SHISHI_ASN1_ERROR otherwise.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-shishi@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2002-2010 Simon Josefsson.
       Copying  and  distribution  of this file, with or without modification,
       are permitted in any medium  without  royalty  provided  the  copyright
       notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for shishi is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and shishi programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
       the command

              info shishi

       should give you access to the complete manual.