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BSON_MALLOC0(3) libbson BSON_MALLOC0(3)

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

COPYRIGHT

2017-present, MongoDB, Inc

March 8, 2024 1.26.1