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.TH "MONGOC_COLLECTION_INSERT" "3" "2016\(hy10\(hy12" "MongoDB C Driver"
.SH NAME
mongoc_collection_insert() \- This function shall insert document into collection.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.nf
.nf
bool
mongoc_collection_insert (mongoc_collection_t          *collection,
                          mongoc_insert_flags_t         flags,
                          const bson_t                 *document,
                          const mongoc_write_concern_t *write_concern,
                          bson_error_t                 *error);
.fi
.fi

.SH "PARAMETERS"

.TP
.B
collection
A
.B mongoc_collection_t
.
.LP
.TP
.B
flags
A
.B mongoc_insert_flags_t
.
.LP
.TP
.B
document
A
.B bson_t
.
.LP
.TP
.B
write_concern
A
.B mongoc_write_concern_t
.
.LP
.TP
.B
error
An optional location for a
.B bson_error_t
or
.B NULL
.
.LP

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

This function shall insert
.B document
into
.B collection
.

If no
.B _id
element is found in
.B document
, then a
.B bson_oid_t
will be generated locally and added to the document.

You can retrieve a generated
.B _id
from
.B mongoc_collection_get_last_error(3)
.

.SH "ERRORS"

Errors are propagated via the
.B error
parameter.

.SH "RETURNS"

true if the document was successfully inserted, otherwise false and
.B error
is set.


.B
.SH COLOPHON
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