# bson_reader_new_from_fd()

## Synopsis

    bson_reader_t *
    bson_reader_new_from_fd (int  fd,
                             bool close_on_destroy);

## Parameters

fd | A valid file-descriptor.
close_on_destroy | true if fd should be close()'d when the reader is destroyed.

## Description

The bson_reader_new_from_fd() function shall create a new bson_reader_t that will read from the provided file-descriptor.

_fd_ MUST be in blocking mode.

If close_fd is true, then fd will be closed when the bson_reader_t is destroyed with bson_reader_destroy().

## Returns

A newly allocated bson_reader_t that should be freed with bson_reader_destroy.