bson_malloc0 man page

bson_malloc0 — bson_malloc0()

Synopsis

void *
bson_malloc0 (size_t num_bytes);

Parameters

  • num_bytes: A size_t.

Description

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

In general, this function will return an allocation at least sizeof(void*) bytes or bigger.

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

Jul 07, 2017 1.7.0-dev Libbson