# bson_append_dbpointer()

## Synopsis

    #define BSON_APPEND_DBPOINTER(b, key, coll, oid) \
       bson_append_dbpointer (b, key, (int) strlen (key), coll, oid)

    bool
    bson_append_dbpointer (bson_t *bson,
                           const char *key,
                           int key_length,
                           const char *collection,
                           const bson_oid_t *oid);

## Parameters

- `bson`: A bson_t.

- `key`: An ASCII C string containing the name of the field.

- `key_length`: The length of `key` in bytes, or -1 to determine the length with `strlen()`.

- `collection`: The target collection name.

- `oid`: The target document identifier.

## Description

Warning

The dbpointer field type is DEPRECATED and should only be used when interacting with legacy systems.

## Returns

Returns `true` if the operation was applied successfully. The function will fail if appending the array grows `bson` larger than INT32_MAX.