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.TH "MONGOC_COLLECTION_DROP" "3" "2016\(hy10\(hy12" "MongoDB C Driver"
.SH NAME
mongoc_collection_drop() \- This function requests that a collection be dropped, including all indexes associated with the collection.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.nf
.nf
bool
mongoc_collection_drop (mongoc_collection_t *collection,
                        bson_error_t        *error);
.fi
.fi

.SH "PARAMETERS"

.TP
.B
collection
A
.B mongoc_collection_t
.
.LP
.TP
.B
error
An optional location for a
.B bson_error_t
or
.B NULL
.
.LP

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

This function requests that a
.B collection
be dropped, including all indexes associated with the
.B collection
.

.SH "ERRORS"

Errors are propagated via the
.B error
parameter.

.SH "RETURNS"

Returns true if the collection was successfully dropped. Otherwise false and error is set.


.B
.SH COLOPHON
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