bson_array_as_json - Man Page

Warning:

Deprecated since version 1.29.0: Use bson_array_as_canonical_extended_json() <> and bson_array_as_relaxed_extended_json() <> instead, which use the same MongoDB Extended JSON format <https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/extended-json/extended-json.md> as all other MongoDB drivers.

To continue producing Legacy Extended JSON, use bson_array_as_legacy_extended_json() <>.

Synopsis

char *
bson_array_as_json (const bson_t *bson, size_t *length);

Parameters

Description

bson_array_as_json() <> encodes bson as a UTF-8 string using libbson's Legacy Extended JSON <>. The outermost element is encoded as a JSON array ([ ... ]), rather than a JSON document ({ ... }).

The caller is responsible for freeing the resulting UTF-8 encoded string by calling bson_free() <> with the result.

If non-NULL, length will be set to the length of the result in bytes.

Returns

If successful, a newly allocated UTF-8 encoded string and length is set.

Upon failure, NULL is returned.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Info

Feb 04, 2026 1.30.7 libbson