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.TH "MONGOC_DATABASE_HAS_COLLECTION" "3" "Jun 04, 2021" "1.17.6" "libmongoc"
.SH NAME
mongoc_database_has_collection \- mongoc_database_has_collection()
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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bool
mongoc_database_has_collection (mongoc_database_t *database,
                                const char *name,
                                bson_error_t *error);
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This function checks to see if a collection exists on the MongoDB server within \fBdatabase\fP\&.
.SH PARAMETERS
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\fBdatabase\fP: A \fBmongoc_database_t\fP\&.
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\fBname\fP: A string containing the name of the collection.
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\fBerror\fP: An optional location for a \fBbson_error_t\fP or \fBNULL\fP\&.
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.SH ERRORS
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Errors are propagated via the \fBerror\fP parameter.
.SH RETURNS
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If the function succeeds, it returns \fBtrue\fP if the collection exists and \fBfalse\fP if not, and in either case the fields of \fBerror\fP are cleared, if \fBerror\fP is not NULL.
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Returns \fBfalse\fP and sets \fBerror\fP if there are invalid arguments or a server or network error.
.SH AUTHOR
MongoDB, Inc
.SH COPYRIGHT
2017-present, MongoDB, Inc
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