# Poco::MongoDB

# class Binary

Library: MongoDB
Package: MongoDB
Header: Poco/MongoDB/Binary.h

## Description

Implements BSON Binary.

A Binary stores its data in a Poco::Buffer<unsigned char>.

## Member Summary

Member Functions: buffer, subtype, toRawString, toString, uuid

## Types

### Ptr

typedef SharedPtr < Binary > Ptr;

## Constructors

### Binary

Binary();

Creates an empty Binary with subtype 0.

### Binary

Binary(
const UUID & uuid
);

Creates a Binary containing an UUID.

### Binary

Binary(
Poco::Int32 size,
unsigned char subtype
);

Creates a Binary with a buffer of the given size and the given subtype.

### Binary

Binary(
const std::string & data,
unsigned char subtype = 0
);

Creates a Binary with the contents of the given string and the given subtype.

### Binary

Binary(
const void * data,
Poco::Int32 size,
unsigned char subtype = 0
);

Creates a Binary with the contents of the given buffer and the given subtype.

## Destructor

### ~Binary

virtual ~Binary();

Destroys the Binary.

## Member Functions

### buffer

Buffer < unsigned char > & buffer();

Returns a reference to the internal buffer

### subtype

unsigned char subtype() const;

Returns the subtype.

### subtype

void subtype(
unsigned char type
);

Sets the subtype.

### toRawString

std::string toRawString() const;

Returns the raw content of the Binary as a string.

### toString

std::string toString(
int indent = 0
) const;

Returns the contents of the Binary as Base64-encoded string.

### uuid

UUID uuid() const;

Returns the UUID when the binary subtype is 0x04. Otherwise, throws a Poco::BadCastException.