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MONGOC_COLLECTION_RENAME(3) libmongoc MONGOC_COLLECTION_RENAME(3)

mongoc_collection_rename - mongoc_collection_rename()

bool
mongoc_collection_rename (mongoc_collection_t *collection,

const char *new_db,
const char *new_name,
bool drop_target_before_rename,
bson_error_t *error);


  • collection: A mongoc_collection_t.
  • new_db: The name of the new database.
  • new_name: The new name for the collection.
  • drop_target_before_rename: If an existing collection matches the new name, drop it before the rename.
  • error: An optional location for a bson_error_t or NULL.

For more information, see mongoc_collection_rename_with_opts(). This function is a thin wrapper, passing NULL in as bson_t parameter.

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