[#EC_GROUP_new]
= EC_GROUP_new
:mrdocs:

Creates a new EC_GROUP object

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/ec.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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[[deprecated]]
xref:EC_GROUP.adoc[EC_GROUP]*
EC_GROUP_new(xref:EC_METHOD.adoc[EC_METHOD] const* meth);
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[WARNING]
====
https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/deprecated[Deprecated^]. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.
====
== Return Value

newly created EC_GROUP object or NULL in case of an error.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *meth*
| EC_METHOD to use
|===


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