[#EC_GROUP_get_degree]
= EC_GROUP_get_degree
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Returns the number of bits needed to represent a field element

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/ec.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int
EC_GROUP_get_degree(xref:EC_GROUP.adoc[EC_GROUP] const* group);
----

== Return Value

number of bits needed to represent a field element

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *group*
| EC_GROUP object
|===


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