[#BN_num_bits]
= BN_num_bits
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Return the size of `a` in bits (index of the highest set bit plus one).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/bn.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int
BN_num_bits(xref:BIGNUM.adoc[BIGNUM] const* a);
----

== Return Value

Number of significant bits in the absolute value of `a.`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *a*
| BIGNUM to measure; zero yields 0.
|===


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