mongoc_database_create_collection()¶

Synopsis¶

mongoc_collection_t *
mongoc_database_create_collection (mongoc_database_t *database,
                                   const char *name,
                                   const bson_t *opts,
                                   bson_error_t *error);

Parameters¶

database: A mongoc_database_t.
name: The name of the new collection.
opts: An optional bson_t for opts to the create command.
error: A location for a bson_error_t or NULL.

Description¶

This function creates a mongoc_collection_t from the given mongoc_database_t.

If no write concern is provided in opts, the database’s write concern is used.

The encryptedFields document in opts may be used to create a collection used for Queryable Encryption.

For a list of all options, see the MongoDB Manual entry on the create command.

Errors¶

Errors are propagated via the error parameter.

Returns¶

This function returns a newly allocated mongoc_collection_t upon success, NULL upon failure and error is set.