mongoc_client_get_database(3)

MONGOC_CLIENT_GET_DATABASE(3)

libmongoc

MONGOC_CLIENT_GET_DATABASE(3)

SYNOPSIS

mongoc_database_t *
mongoc_client_get_database (mongoc_client_t *client,


                            const char *name);

Get a newly allocated mongoc_database_t for the database named name.

TIP:

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

PARAMETERS

client: A mongoc_client_t.
name: The name of the database.

RETURNS

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

AUTHOR

MongoDB, Inc

COPYRIGHT

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

June 18, 2025

1.30.5