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database.collection()

Definition

database.collection()

Return a collection handle object that represents a collection in a database.

Usage

Example

To call the database.collection() action from a function, get a database handle with mongodb.db() then call the handle’s collection() method.

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const collection = mongodb.db("myDB").collection("myCollection");

Parameters

The database.collection() action has the following form:

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collection(name)

Parameter	Description
Collection Name name: <string>	The name of the collection. The collection must exist in the database associated with the database handle object.

Return Value

The database.collection() action returns a collection object that allows you to query the specified collection.

←   mongodb.db() collection.find()  →

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