BSON_MALLOC0(3)

💖 BSON_MALLOC0(3) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the libbson page for bson_malloc0 — it’s a tiny function with main-character energy, and honestly? kind of iconic. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void *
bson_malloc0 (size_t num_bytes);

🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

• num_bytes — a size_t. that’s the amount of memory we’re asking for, bestie. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

This is a portable malloc() wrapper that also sets the memory to zero. lowkey giving calloc() vibes. 🫶

If there was a failure to allocate num_bytes bytes, the process will be aborted. no cap. 😭

WARNING: this function will abort on failure to allocate memory. like, it does not play around. 💀

🦋 RETURNS 🦋

A pointer to a memory region which HAS been zeroed. yes bestie, zeroed. that part is doing a lot of work. 💖

👑 AUTHOR 👑

MongoDB, Inc

🌈 COPYRIGHT 🌈

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

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so that’s the whole vibe: libbson, version 2.5.6, dated Oct 09, 2026. periodt. 💜