NAME

       bson_malloc0()  -  This  is a portable malloc() wrapper that also sets the memory to zero.
       Similar to calloc().

SYNOPSIS

       void *
       bson_malloc0 (size_t num_bytes);

PARAMETERS

       num_bytes
              A size_t.

DESCRIPTION

       This is a portable malloc(3) wrapper that  also  sets  the  memory  to  zero.  Similar  to
       calloc(3) \&.

       In  general,  this  function  will  return  an  allocation at least sizeof(void*) bytes or
       bigger.

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

       NOTE
              This function will abort on failure to allocate memory.

RETURNS

       A pointer to a memory region which HAS been zeroed.

COLOPHON

       This    page    is    part    of    libbson.     Please     report     any     bugs     at
       https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER.