Pairings are initialized from pairing parameters, which are
objects of type pbc_param_t. Some
applications can ignore this data type because pairing_init_set_str() handles it behind the
scenes: it reads a string as a pbc_param_t, then initializes a pairing with
these parameters.
int pbc_param_init_set_str(pbc_param_t par, const char *s)
Initializes pairing parameters from the string s. Returns 0 if successful, 1 otherwise.
int pbc_param_init_set_buf(pbc_param_t par, const char *s, size_t len)
Same, but read at most len bytes. If len is 0, it behaves as the previous function. Returns 0 if successful, 1 otherwise.
void pbc_param_out_str(FILE *stream, pbc_param_t p)
Write pairing parameters to 'stream' in a text format.
void pbc_param_clear(pbc_param_t p)
Clear p. Call after p is no longer needed.