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.TH "MONGOC_CLIENT_GET_COLLECTION" "3" "Jun 04, 2021" "1.17.6" "libmongoc"
.SH NAME
mongoc_client_get_collection \- mongoc_client_get_collection()
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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mongoc_collection_t *
mongoc_client_get_collection (mongoc_client_t *client,
                              const char *db,
                              const char *collection);
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Get a newly allocated \fBmongoc_collection_t\fP for the collection named \fBcollection\fP in the database named \fBdb\fP\&.
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Collections are automatically created on the MongoDB server upon insertion of the first document. There is no need to create a collection manually.
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.SH PARAMETERS
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\fBclient\fP: A \fBmongoc_client_t\fP\&.
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\fBdb\fP: The name of the database containing the collection.
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\fBcollection\fP: The name of the collection.
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.SH RETURNS
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A newly allocated \fBmongoc_collection_t\fP that should be freed with \fBmongoc_collection_destroy()\fP when no longer in use.
.SH AUTHOR
MongoDB, Inc
.SH COPYRIGHT
2017-present, MongoDB, Inc
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