BSON_VALIDATE(3)

NAME
bson_validate - bson_validate()

SYNOPSIS

bool
bson_validate (const bson_t *bson, bson_validate_flags_t flags, size_t *offset);

PARAMETERS

•   bson: A bson_t.

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

•   offset: A location for the offset within bson where the error occurred.

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_with_error() for details.

RETURNS

Returns true if bson is valid; otherwise false and offset is set to the byte offset where the error was detected.

SEE ALSO:
bson_validate_with_error().

bson_visitor_t can be used for custom validation, Example Custom Validation.

AUTHOR
MongoDB, Inc

COPYRIGHT
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