SYNOPSIS

          bool
          bson_validate_with_error (const bson_t *bson,
                                    bson_validate_flags_t flags,
                                    bson_error_t *error);

PARAMETERS

       • bson: A bson_t <>.

       • flags: A bitwise-or of all desired bson_validate_flags_t <>.

       • error: Optional bson_error_t <>.

DESCRIPTION

       Validates  a  BSON  document by walking through the document and inspecting the keys and values for valid
       content.

       You  can  modify  how  the  validation  occurs  through   the   use   of   the   flags   parameter,   see
       bson_validate_flags_t <> for details.

RETURNS

       If  bson  passes  the  requested  validations,  returns  true.   Otherwise, returns false and if error is
       non-NULL it will be filled out with details.

       The  bson_error_t  <>  domain  is  set  to  BSON_ERROR_INVALID.  Its  code  is  set   to   one   of   the
       bson_validate_flags_t  flags  indicating  which validation failed; for example, if a key contains invalid
       UTF-8, then the code is set to BSON_VALIDATE_UTF8, but if the basic structure of  the  BSON  document  is
       corrupt, the code is set to BSON_VALIDATE_NONE. The error message is filled out, and gives more detail if
       possible.

       To get the specific location of the error, use bson_validate_with_error_and_offset() <> instead.

       See also:
          bson_validate() <>, bson_validate_with_error_and_offset() <>.

          bson_visitor_t <> can be used for custom validation, Example Custom Validation <#example-custom-validation>.

Author

       MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

       2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

2.2.1                                             Dec 11, 2025                       BSON_VALIDATE_WITH_ERROR(3)