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BSON_DECIMAL128_FROM_STRING(3) libbson BSON_DECIMAL128_FROM_STRING(3)

SYNOPSIS

bool
bson_decimal128_from_string (const char *string, bson_decimal128_t *dec);


PARAMETERS

  • string: A string containing ASCII encoded Decimal128.
  • dec: A bson_decimal128_t <>.

DESCRIPTION

Parses the string containing ascii encoded Decimal128 and initialize the bytes in dec. See the Decimal128 specification <https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/bson-decimal128/decimal128.md> for the exact string format.

RETURNS

Returns true if valid Decimal128 string was provided, otherwise false and dec will be set to NaN.

EXAMPLE

bson_decimal128_t dec;
bson_decimal128_from_string ("1.00", &dec);


Author

MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

December 11, 2025 2.2.1