# bson_oid_init_from_string()

## Synopsis

    void
    bson_oid_init_from_string (bson_oid_t *oid,
                               const char *str);

## Parameters

oid | A bson_oid_t.
str | A string containing a hex encoded version of the oid.

## Description

Parses the string containing hex encoded oid and initialize the bytes in oid.

## Example

    bson_oid_init_from_string (&oid, "012345678901234567890123");