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db.collection.ensureIndex()¶

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Definition¶

db.collection.ensureIndex(keys, options)¶: Deprecated since version 3.0.0: db.collection.ensureIndex() is now an alias for db.collection.createIndex().

Creates an index on the specified field if the index does not already exist.

Additional Information¶

Use db.collection.createIndex() rather than db.collection.ensureIndex() to create new indexes.
The Indexes section of this manual for full documentation of indexes and indexing in MongoDB.
db.collection.getIndexes() to view the specifications of existing indexes for a collection.

← db.collection.dropIndexes() db.collection.explain() →

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