SYNOPSIS

          void *
          bson_malloc0 (size_t num_bytes);

PARAMETERS

       • num_bytes: A size_t.

DESCRIPTION

       This is a portable malloc() wrapper that also sets the memory to zero. Similar to calloc().

       If there was a failure to allocate num_bytes bytes, the process will be aborted.

       Warning:
          This function will abort on failure to allocate memory.

RETURNS

       A pointer to a memory region which HAS been zeroed.

Author

       MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

       2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

2.2.0                                             Nov 26, 2025                                   BSON_MALLOC0(3)