# bson_append_timeval()

## Synopsis

    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

true if the operation was applied successfully, otherwise false and bson should be discarded.