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.IX Title "BIO_new 3"
.TH BIO_new 3 2019-12-20 1.0.2u OpenSSL
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.SH NAME
BIO_new, BIO_set, BIO_free, BIO_vfree, BIO_free_all \- BIO allocation and freeing functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
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\& #include <openssl/bio.h>
\&
\& BIO *  BIO_new(BIO_METHOD *type);
\& int    BIO_set(BIO *a,BIO_METHOD *type);
\& int    BIO_free(BIO *a);
\& void   BIO_vfree(BIO *a);
\& void   BIO_free_all(BIO *a);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
The \fBBIO_new()\fR function returns a new BIO using method \fBtype\fR.
.PP
\&\fBBIO_set()\fR sets the method of an already existing BIO.
.PP
\&\fBBIO_free()\fR frees up a single BIO, \fBBIO_vfree()\fR also frees up a single BIO
but it does not return a value. Calling \fBBIO_free()\fR may also have some effect
on the underlying I/O structure, for example it may close the file being
referred to under certain circumstances. For more details see the individual
BIO_METHOD descriptions.
.PP
\&\fBBIO_free_all()\fR frees up an entire BIO chain, it does not halt if an error
occurs freeing up an individual BIO in the chain.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
\&\fBBIO_new()\fR returns a newly created BIO or NULL if the call fails.
.PP
\&\fBBIO_set()\fR, \fBBIO_free()\fR return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
.PP
\&\fBBIO_free_all()\fR and \fBBIO_vfree()\fR do not return values.
.SH NOTES
.IX Header "NOTES"
Some BIOs (such as memory BIOs) can be used immediately after calling
\&\fBBIO_new()\fR. Others (such as file BIOs) need some additional initialization,
and frequently a utility function exists to create and initialize such BIOs.
.PP
If \fBBIO_free()\fR is called on a BIO chain it will only free one BIO resulting
in a memory leak.
.PP
Calling \fBBIO_free_all()\fR a single BIO has the same effect as calling \fBBIO_free()\fR
on it other than the discarded return value.
.PP
Normally the \fBtype\fR argument is supplied by a function which returns a
pointer to a BIO_METHOD. There is a naming convention for such functions:
a source/sink BIO is normally called BIO_s_*() and a filter BIO
BIO_f_*();
.SH EXAMPLE
.IX Header "EXAMPLE"
Create a memory BIO:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& BIO *mem = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem());
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
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