mongoc_collection_keys_to_index_string()

Synopsis

char *
mongoc_collection_keys_to_index_string (const bson_t *keys);

Parameters

• keys: A bson_t. This is expected to match the form of the key field in the createIndexes command.

Description

This function returns the canonical stringification of a given key specification. See Manage Collection Indexes for example usage.

It is a programming error to call this function on a non-standard index, such one other than a straight index with ascending and descending.

Returns

A string that should be freed with bson_free().