# bson_append_now_utc()

## Synopsis

    bool
    bson_append_now_utc (bson_t     *bson,
                         const char *key,
                         int         key_length);

## 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().

## Description

The bson_append_now_utc() function is a helper to get the current date and time in UTC and append it to bson as a BSON_TYPE_DATE_TIME element.

This function calls bson_append_date_time() internally.

## Returns

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