## nng_msg_reserve

Reserve storage for a message.

### Synopsis

```c
#include <nng/nng.h>

int nng_msg_reserve(nng_msg *msg, size_t capacity);
```

### Description

The `nng_msg_reserve` function ensures a message has allocated enough storage to accommodate a body of the given length.
This message attempts to avoid extra allocations, and will reuse the existing memory when possible.

TIP: Using this message before xref:nng_msg_append.adoc[`nng_msg_append`] will prevent additional memory allocations until the message's length exceeds the alotted capacity.

NOTE: Reallocation invalidates any previously obtained pointers to the message body or header.

### Return Values

This function returns 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise.

### Errors

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`NNG_ENOMEM`:: Insufficient free memory exists to reallocate a message.

### See Also

xref:nng_msg_alloc.adoc[nng_msg_alloc],
xref:nng_msg_append.adoc[nng_msg_append],
xref:nng_msg_body.adoc[nng_msg_body],
xref:nng_msg_capacity.adoc[nng_msg_capacity],
xref:nng_msg_insert.adoc[nng_msg_insert],
xref:nng_msg_len.adoc[nng_msg_len]