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.TH "BSON_STRING_NEW" "3" "2016\(hy10\(hy12" "libbson"
.SH NAME
bson_string_new() \- Creates a new string builder, which uses power-of-two growth of buffers. Use the various bson_string_append*() functions to append to the string.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.nf
.nf
bson_string_t *
bson_string_new (const char *str);
.fi
.fi

.SH "PARAMETERS"

.TP
.B
.B str
A string to be copied or NULL.
.LP

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

Creates a new string builder, which uses power\(hyof\(hytwo growth of buffers. Use the various bson_string_append*() functions to append to the string.

.SH "RETURNS"

A newly allocated bson_string_t that should be freed with bson_string_free() when no longer in use.


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.SH COLOPHON
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