= nng_msg_body(3)
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== NAME

nng_msg_body - return message body

== SYNOPSIS

[source, c]
----
#include <nng/nng.h>

void *nng_msg_body(nng_msg *msg);
----

== DESCRIPTION

The `nng_msg_body()` function returns a pointer to the start of the body
content of the message _msg_.

NOTE: The value returned by this is invalidated by a call to any of the
functions that modify the message itself.
Such functions are
`<<nng_msg_free.3#,nng_msg_free()>>`,
`<<nng_msg_realloc.3#,nng_msg_realloc()>>`,
any of the `<<nng_msg_trim.3#,nng_msg_trim()>>`,
`<<nng_msg_chop.3#,nng_msg_chop()>>`,
`<<nng_msg_append.3#,nng_msg_append()>>`,
or `<<nng_msg_insert.3#,nng_msg_insert()>>` variants.

== RETURN VALUES

Pointer to start of message body.

== ERRORS

None.

== SEE ALSO

[.text-left]
<<nng_msg_alloc.3#,nng_msg_alloc(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_append.3#,nng_msg_append(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_chop.3#,nng_msg_chop(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_free.3#,nng_msg_free(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_insert.3#,nng_msg_insert(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_len.3#,nng_msg_len(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_realloc.3#,nng_msg_realloc(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_trim.3#,nng_msg_trim(3)>>,
<<nng_msg.5#,nng_msg(5)>>,
<<nng.7#,nng(7)>>
