BSON_STRDUP(3)

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version 2.5.6 · 16 versions
, in epel 10

💅 BSON_STRDUP(3) 💅

okay so this is a libbson page bestie, welcome, pull up a chair 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

char *
bson_strdup (const char *str);

like, that's the whole vibe. one function. one string in, one string out. slay.

🌸 PARAMETERS 🌸

  • str — a string. that's it. that's the parameter. a string 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does it do? it copies str into a brand new string. a whole new one. not a "here's a pointer to the same thing" situation, an actual fresh copy, no cap 🫶

and here's the cute little edge case: if str is NULL, then NULL is returned. it doesn't panic, it doesn't explode, it just hands you back NULL and minds its own business. iconic honestly.

👑 RETURNS 👑

a newly allocated string 🔥 and like — newly allocated is the key phrase here, so please, for the love of everything, free it with bson_free(). don't just let it vibe in memory forever, that's not the move 💀

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

MongoDB, Inc — yeah, that MongoDB. the ones you've heard of. iykyk 💜

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc. — the whole run, still going, periodt.

ngl this one's short and sweet, but it's giving "tiny function, big responsibility" — you still gotta bson_free() it. don't forget 😭

mwah, that's the page 💅 this was libbson 2.5.6, dated Oct 09, 2026 — go forth and duplicate responsibly, bestie 🧚✨

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