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Connection Methods¶
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Name | Description |
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connect() | Connects to a MongoDB instance and to a specified database on that instance. |
Mongo() |
Creates a new connection object. |
Mongo.getDB() |
Returns a database object. |
Mongo.setReadPref() |
Sets the read preference for the MongoDB connection. |
Mongo.getReadPrefMode() |
Returns the current read preference mode for the MongoDB connection. |
Mongo.getReadPrefTagSet() |
Returns the read preference tag set for the MongoDB connection. |
Mongo.setSlaveOk() |
Allows operations on the current connection to read from secondary members. |