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# bson_append_timeval()

## Synopsis

    #define BSON_APPEND_TIMEVAL(b, key, val) \
       bson_append_timeval (b, key, (int) strlen (key), val)

    bool
    bson_append_timeval (bson_t *bson,
                         const char *key,
                         int key_length,
                         struct timeval *value);

## 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()`.

- `value`: A struct timeval.

## Description

The bson_append_timeval() function is a helper that takes a `struct timeval` instead of milliseconds since the UNIX epoch.

## Returns

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