[#ASN1_STRING_length_set]
= ASN1_STRING_length_set
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Set the reported content length of an ASN.1 string without resizing its buffer (deprecated).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/asn1.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
[[deprecated]]
void
ASN1_STRING_length_set(
    xref:ASN1_STRING.adoc[ASN1_STRING]* x,
    int n);
----

[WARNING]
====
https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/deprecated[Deprecated^]. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.
====
== Description

Prefer ASN1_STRING_set() or ASN1_STRING_set0(), which keep length and data consistent.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *x*
| String whose length field is updated.
| *n*
| New length in bytes; the caller must ensure the data buffer is large enough.
|===


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