bson_mem_set_vtable() — libbson 1.9.2

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# bson_mem_set_vtable()

## Synopsis

    typedef struct _bson_mem_vtable_t {
       void *(*malloc) (size_t num_bytes);
       void *(*calloc) (size_t n_members, size_t num_bytes);
       void *(*realloc) (void *mem, size_t num_bytes);
       void (*free) (void *mem);
       void *padding[4];
    } bson_mem_vtable_t;

    void
    bson_mem_set_vtable (const bson_mem_vtable_t *vtable);

## Parameters

- `vtable`: A bson_mem_vtable_t with every non-padding field set.

## Description

This function shall install a new memory allocator to be used by Libbson.

Warning

This function MUST be called at the beginning of the process. Failure to do so will result in memory being freed by the wrong allocator.

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