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# mongoc_database_t

MongoDB Database Abstraction

## Synopsis

    typedef struct _mongoc_database_t mongoc_database_t;

`mongoc_database_t` provides access to a MongoDB database. This handle is useful for actions a particular database object. It is not a container for mongoc_collection_t structures.

Read preferences and write concerns are inherited from the parent client. They can be overridden with mongoc_database_set_read_prefs() and mongoc_database_set_write_concern().

## Functions

- mongoc_database_add_user()
- mongoc_database_command()
- mongoc_database_command_simple()
- mongoc_database_command_with_opts()
- mongoc_database_copy()
- mongoc_database_create_collection()
- mongoc_database_destroy()
- mongoc_database_drop()
- mongoc_database_drop_with_opts()
- mongoc_database_find_collections()
- mongoc_database_find_collections_with_opts()
- mongoc_database_get_collection()
- mongoc_database_get_collection_names()
- mongoc_database_get_collection_names_with_opts()
- mongoc_database_get_name()
- mongoc_database_get_read_concern()
- mongoc_database_get_read_prefs()
- mongoc_database_get_write_concern()
- mongoc_database_has_collection()
- mongoc_database_read_command_with_opts()
- mongoc_database_read_write_command_with_opts()
- mongoc_database_remove_all_users()
- mongoc_database_remove_user()
- mongoc_database_set_read_concern()
- mongoc_database_set_read_prefs()
- mongoc_database_set_write_concern()
- mongoc_database_watch()
- mongoc_database_write_command_with_opts()

## Examples

    #include <mongoc/mongoc.h>

    int
    main (int argc, char *argv[])
    {
       mongoc_database_t *database;
       mongoc_client_t *client;

       mongoc_init ();

       client = mongoc_client_new ("mongodb://localhost/");
       database = mongoc_client_get_database (client, "test");

       mongoc_database_destroy (database);
       mongoc_client_destroy (client);

       mongoc_cleanup ();

       return 0;
    }

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