Mongo.getDB()¶

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Example

Description¶

Mongo.getDB(<database>)¶

Provides access to database objects from the mongo shell or from a JavaScript file.

The Mongo.getDB() method has the following parameter:

Parameter	Type	Description
`database`	string	The name of the database to access.

Example¶

The following example instantiates a new connection to the MongoDB instance running on the localhost interface and returns a reference to "myDatabase":

db = new Mongo().getDB("myDatabase");