[#EC_KEY_get_method]
= EC_KEY_get_method
:mrdocs:

Return the EC_KEY_METHOD currently used by `key` (deprecated).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/ec.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
[[deprecated]]
xref:EC_KEY_METHOD.adoc[EC_KEY_METHOD] const*
EC_KEY_get_method(xref:EC_KEY.adoc[EC_KEY] const* key);
----

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

Method table pointer (do not free).

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *key*
| EC key to query.
|===


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