bson_append_symbol()

Synopsis

bool
bson_append_symbol (bson_t *bson,
                    const char *key,
                    int key_length,
                    const char *value,
                    int length);

Parameters

  • bson: A bson_t.
  • key: An ASCII C string containing the name of the field.
  • key_length: The length of key in bytes, or -1 to determine the length with strlen().
  • value: The symbol.
  • length: A length of symbol in bytes, or -1 to determine the length with strlen().

Description

Appends a new field to bson of type BSON_TYPE_SYMBOL. This BSON type is deprecated and should not be used in new code.

Returns

true if the operation was applied successfully, otherwise false and bson should be discarded.