openssl/doc/crypto/BIO_s_null.pod
David Benjamin 04f6b0fd91 RT4660: BIO_METHODs should be const.
BIO_new, etc., don't need a non-const BIO_METHOD. This allows all the
built-in method tables to live in .rodata.

Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>
2016-03-21 16:49:10 -04:00

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=pod
=head1 NAME
BIO_s_null - null data sink
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/bio.h>
const BIO_METHOD * BIO_s_null(void);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
BIO_s_null() returns the null sink BIO method. Data written to
the null sink is discarded, reads return EOF.
=head1 NOTES
A null sink BIO behaves in a similar manner to the Unix /dev/null
device.
A null bio can be placed on the end of a chain to discard any data
passed through it.
A null sink is useful if, for example, an application wishes to digest some
data by writing through a digest bio but not send the digested data anywhere.
Since a BIO chain must normally include a source/sink BIO this can be achieved
by adding a null sink BIO to the end of the chain
=head1 RETURN VALUES
BIO_s_null() returns the null sink BIO method.
=head1 SEE ALSO
TBA