mongoc_gridfs_bucket_open_download_stream
Synopsis
mongoc_stream_t *
mongoc_gridfs_bucket_open_download_stream (mongoc_gridfs_bucket_t *bucket,
const bson_value_t *file_id,
bson_error_t *error);Parameters
- bucket: A mongoc_gridfs_bucket_t <>.
- file_id: A bson_value_t <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_value_t.html> of the id of the file to download.
- error: A bson_error_t <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_error_t.html> to receive any error or NULL.
Description
Opens a stream for reading a file from GridFS.
Returns
A mongoc_stream_t <> that can be read from or NULL on failure. Errors on this stream can be retrieved with mongoc_gridfs_bucket_stream_error() <>.
See also:
mongoc_gridfs_bucket_stream_error() <>
Author
MongoDB, Inc
Copyright
2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.
Info
Jan 27, 2026 1.30.6 libmongoc