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NAME

       asn1_der_decoding_startEnd - API function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libtasn1.h>

       asn1_retCode asn1_der_decoding_startEnd(ASN1_TYPE element, const void *
       ider, int len, const char * name_element, int * start, int * end);

ARGUMENTS

       ASN1_TYPE element
                   pointer to an ASN1 element

       const void * ider
                   vector that contains the DER encoding.

       int len     number of bytes of *ider: ider[0]..ider[len-1]

       const char * name_element
                   an element of NAME structure.

       int * start the position of the first  byte  of  NAME_ELEMENT  decoding
                   (ider[*start])

       int * end   the  position  of  the  last  byte of NAME_ELEMENT decoding
                   (ider[*end])

DESCRIPTION

       Find the start and end point of an element in a DER encoding string.  I
       mean  that  if  you  have  a der encoding and you have already used the
       function asn1_der_decoding() to fill a structure, it  may  happen  that
       you  want  to  find  the  piece  of string concerning an element of the
       structure.

       One  example  is  the  sequence   "tbsCertificate"   inside   an   X509
       certificate.

RETURNS

       ASN1_SUCCESS  if  DER encoding OK, ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND if ELEMENT is
       ASN1_TYPE EMPTY or name_element is not a valid element,  ASN1_TAG_ERROR
       or  ASN1_DER_ERROR  if  the  der  encoding  doesn’t match the structure
       ELEMENT.

COPYRIGHT

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       Inc..
       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 libtasn1 is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and libtasn1 programs are properly installed at your  site,
       the command

              info libtasn1

       should give you access to the complete manual.