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MongoDB: db.getCollectionNames() method

db.getCollectionNames

The db.getCollectionNames() method is used to return an array containing the names of all collections in the current database.

Syntax:

db.getCollectionNames()

Example: MongoDB: db.getCollectionNames() method

The following example will return the name of the collection form the current database test.

db.getCollectionNames();

Output

> db.getCollectionNames();
[
        "collection_new",
        "empdetails",
        "invoice",
        "orders",
        "prod_mast",
        "prod_master",
        "restaurants",
        "restaurants_new",
        "system.indexes",
        "system.profile",
        "userdetails"
]

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