[#BIO_meth_new]
= BIO_meth_new
:mrdocs:

Allocate a new custom BIO_METHOD with the given type index and name.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/bio.h>`

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----
xref:BIO_METHOD.adoc[BIO_METHOD]*
BIO_meth_new(
    int type,
    char const* name);
----

== Return Value

New method table, or NULL on allocation failure; free with BIO_meth_free().

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *type*
| BIO type index (often from BIO_get_new_index(), combined with BIO_TYPE_* flags).
| *name*
| Human‐readable method name stored on the BIO_METHOD.
|===


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