= nng_msg_body(3)
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== NAME

nng_msg_body - return message body

== SYNOPSIS

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

void *nng_msg_body(nng_msg *msg);
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== 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#,nng_msg_free(3)>>, <<nng_msg_realloc#,nng_msg_realloc(3)>>,
any of the <<nng_msg_trim#,nng_msg_trim(3)>>, 
<<nng_msg_chop#,nng_msg_chop(3)>>, <<nng_msg_append#,nng_msg_append(3)>>, 
or <<nng_msg_insert#,nng_msg_insert(3)>> variants.


== RETURN VALUES

Pointer to start of message body.

== ERRORS

None.

== SEE ALSO

<<nng_msg_alloc#,nng_msg_alloc(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_append#,nng_msg_append(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_chop#,nng_msg_chop(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_free#,nng_msg_free(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_insert#,nng_msg_insert(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_len#,nng_msg_len(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_realloc#,nng_msg_realloc(3)>>,
<<nng_msg_trim#,nng_msg_trim(3)>>,
<<nng#,nng(7)>>


== COPYRIGHT

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