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MongoDB: db.getCollection() method

db.getCollection

The db.getCollection() method is used to return a collection object.

Syntax:

db.getCollection(name)

Parameters:

Name Description Required /
Optional
Type
name The name of the collection. Optional string

Example: MongoDB: db.getCollection() method

The following example will return the name of the collection object 'orders' in the test database.

db.getCollection('orders')

Output:

> db.getCollection('orders')
test.orders

Retrieve the restaurants data from here

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