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BSON_ITER_SYMBOL(3) libbson BSON_ITER_SYMBOL(3)

SYNOPSIS

const char *
bson_iter_symbol (const bson_iter_t *iter, uint32_t *length);


PARAMETERS

  • iter: A bson_iter_t <>.
  • length: A uint32_t.

DESCRIPTION

The symbol element type is DEPRECATED in the bson specification at <http://bsonspec.org>.

The bson_iter_symbol() <> function shall return the contents of a BSON_TYPE_SYMBOL element.

If non-NULL, length will be set to the length of the resulting string.

RETURNS

The symbol and length is set.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

December 11, 2025 2.2.1