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.TH "MONGOC_DATABASE_HAS_COLLECTION" "3" "2016\(hy10\(hy12" "MongoDB C Driver"
.SH NAME
mongoc_database_has_collection() \- None
.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.nf
.nf
bool
mongoc_database_has_collection (mongoc_database_t *database,
                                const char        *name,
                                bson_error_t      *error);
.fi
.fi

This function checks to see if a collection exists on the MongoDB server within
.B database
.

.SH "PARAMETERS"

.TP
.B
database
A
.B mongoc_database_t
.
.LP
.TP
.B
name
A string containing the name of the collection.
.LP
.TP
.B
error
An optional location for a
.B bson_error_t
or
.B NULL
.
.LP

.SH "ERRORS"

Errors are propagated via the
.B error
parameter.

.SH "RETURNS"

.B true
is returned if the collection exists.
.B false
is returned if the collection does not exist or an error occurred.


.B
.SH COLOPHON
This page is part of MongoDB C Driver.
Please report any bugs at https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER.