mongoc_client_get_collection(3)

MONGOC_CLIENT_GET_COLLECTION(3)

MongoDB C Driver

MONGOC_CLIENT_GET_COLLECTION(3)

NAME

mongoc_client_get_collection - mongoc_client_get_collection()

SYNOPSIS

mongoc_collection_t *
mongoc_client_get_collection (mongoc_client_t *client,


                              const char *db,


                              const char *collection);

Get a newly allocated mongoc_collection_t for the collection named collection in the database named db.

TIP:

Collections are automatically created on the MongoDB server upon insertion of the first document. There is no need to create a collection manually.

PARAMETERS

client: A mongoc_client_t.
db: The name of the database containing the collection.
collection: The name of the collection.

RETURNS

A newly allocated mongoc_collection_t that should be freed with mongoc_collection_destroy() when no longer in use.

AUTHOR

MongoDB, Inc

COPYRIGHT

2017-present, MongoDB, Inc

June 1, 2021

1.14.0