[#OBJ_new_nid]
= OBJ_new_nid
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Allocate one or more new numeric object identifiers (NIDs).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/objects.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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int
OBJ_new_nid(int num);
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== Return Value

First newly allocated NID, or NID_undef on failure.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *num*
| Number of consecutive NIDs to reserve.
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