bson_oid_init_sequence(3)

BSON_OID_INIT_SEQUENCE(3)

libbson

BSON_OID_INIT_SEQUENCE(3)

Warning:

Deprecated since version 1.14.0: Use bson_oid_init() <> instead.

SYNOPSIS

void
bson_oid_init_sequence (bson_oid_t *oid, bson_context_t *context);

PARAMETERS

oid: A bson_oid_t <>.
context: An optional bson_context_t <>.

DESCRIPTION

Generates a new ObjectID with the next 64-bit sequence number in context. The first 4 bytes contain the current time and the following 8 contain the sequence number in big-endian format.

The bson_oid_t <> generated by this function is not guaranteed to be globally unique. Only unique within this context. It is however, guaranteed to be sequential.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

February 10, 2026

1.30.7