[#OSSL_ENCODER_fetch]
= OSSL_ENCODER_fetch
:mrdocs:

Fetch an encoder implementation from providers by algorithm name.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/encoder.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:OSSL_ENCODER.adoc[OSSL_ENCODER]*
OSSL_ENCODER_fetch(
    xref:OSSL_LIB_CTX.adoc[OSSL_LIB_CTX]* libctx,
    char const* name,
    char const* properties);
----

== Return Value

Fetched OSSL_ENCODER, or NULL on error; release with OSSL_ENCODER_free().

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *libctx*
| Library context, or NULL for the default.
| *name*
| Encoder algorithm name (for example "RSA" or "DER").
| *properties*
| Optional property query string, or NULL.
|===


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