| The function returns a compound structure: | |
| \begin{codesample} | |
| typedef struct { | |
| ssize_t encoded; | |
| const asn_TYPE_descriptor_t *failed_type; | |
| const void *structure_ptr; | |
| } asn_enc_rval_t; | |
| \end{codesample} | |
| \noindent{}In case of unsuccessful encoding, the \code{.encoded} member is set to -1 and | |
| the other members of the compound structure point to where the encoding has | |
| failed to proceed further. | |
| In case encoding is successful, the \code{.encoded} member specifies the | |
| size of the serialized output. |