bson_malloc0 - Man Page

Synopsis

void *
bson_malloc0 (size_t num_bytes);

Parameters

Description

This is a portable malloc() wrapper that also sets the memory to zero. Similar to calloc().

If there was a failure to allocate num_bytes bytes, the process will be aborted.

Warning:

This function will abort on failure to allocate memory.

Returns

A pointer to a memory region which HAS been zeroed.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Info

Mar 04, 2026 2.2.3 libbson