[#OSSL_EC_curve_nid2name]
= OSSL_EC_curve_nid2name
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Return the short name of a built‐in elliptic curve given its NID.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/ec.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
char const*
OSSL_EC_curve_nid2name(int nid);
----

== Return Value

NUL‐terminated curve name, or NULL if `nid` is not a known EC curve.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *nid*
| Curve NID (for example NID_X9_62_prime256v1).
|===


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