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MONGOC_DATABASE_T(3) libmongoc MONGOC_DATABASE_T(3)

MongoDB Database Abstraction

SYNOPSIS

typedef struct _mongoc_database_t mongoc_database_t;


mongoc_database_t provides access to a MongoDB database. This handle is useful for actions a particular database object. It is not a container for mongoc_collection_t <> structures.

Read preferences and write concerns are inherited from the parent client. They can be overridden with mongoc_database_set_read_prefs() <> and mongoc_database_set_write_concern() <>.

EXAMPLES

#include <mongoc/mongoc.h>
int
main (int argc, char *argv[])
{

mongoc_database_t *database;
mongoc_client_t *client;
mongoc_init ();
client = mongoc_client_new ("mongodb://localhost/");
database = mongoc_client_get_database (client, "test");
mongoc_database_destroy (database);
mongoc_client_destroy (client);
mongoc_cleanup ();
return 0; }


Author

MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

November 26, 2025 2.2.0