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db.getCollectionNames()¶
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Definition¶
-
db.
getCollectionNames
()¶ Returns an array containing the names of all collections in the current database.
Considerations¶
Changed in version 3.0.0.
For MongoDB 3.0 deployments using the WiredTiger storage engine, if you run db.getCollectionNames()
from a
version of the mongo
shell before 3.0 or a version of the
driver prior to 3.0 compatible version, db.getCollectionNames()
will return no data, even if
there are existing collections. For more information, see
WiredTiger and Driver Version Compatibility.
Example¶
The following returns the names of all collections in the records
database:
The method returns the names of the collections in an array: