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.TH "BSON_VALUE_T" "3" "2016\(hy10\(hy12" "libbson"
.SH NAME
bson_value_t \- BSON Boxed Container Type
.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.nf
.nf
#include <bson.h>

typedef struct _bson_value_t
{
   bson_type_t           value_type;
   union {
      bson_oid_t         v_oid;
      int64_t            v_int64;
      int32_t            v_int32;
      int8_t             v_int8;
      double             v_double;
      bool               v_bool;
      int64_t            v_datetime;
      struct {
         uint32_t        timestamp;
         uint32_t        increment;
      } v_timestamp;
      struct {
         uint32_t        len;
         char           *str;
      } v_utf8;
      struct {
         uint32_t        data_len;
         uint8_t        *data;
      } v_doc;
      struct {
         uint32_t        data_len;
         uint8_t        *data;
         bson_subtype_t  subtype;
      } v_binary;
      struct {
         char           *regex;
         char           *options;
      } v_regex;
      struct {
         char           *collection;
         uint32_t        collection_len;
         bson_oid_t      oid;
      } v_dbpointer;
      struct {
         uint32_t        code_len;
         char           *code;
      } v_code;
      struct {
         uint32_t        code_len;
         char           *code;
         uint32_t        scope_len;
         uint8_t        *scope_data;
      } v_codewscope;
      struct {
         uint32_t        len;
         char           *symbol;
      } v_symbol;
   } value;
} bson_value_t;
.fi
.fi

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

The
.B bson_value_t
structure is a boxed type for encapsulating a runtime determined type.

.SH "EXAMPLE"

.nf
.nf
const bson_value_t *value;

value = bson_iter_value (&iter);

if (value\(hy>value_type == BSON_TYPE_INT32) {
   printf ("%d\en", value\(hy>value.v_int32);
}
.fi
.fi


.B
.SH COLOPHON
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