3.12. MongoDB delete collection

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In this section, we show you how to use MongoDB to delete collections.

Used in MongoDB drop() Method to delete the collection.

语法格式： 

db.collection.drop()

Parameter description:

  • None

返回值

If the selected collection is successfully deleted, the drop() Method returns true Otherwise, return false .

3.12.1. Example

In the database mydb, we can first view the existing collections through the show collections command:

>use mydb
switched to db mydb
>show collections
mycol
mycol2
system.indexes
runoob
>

Then delete the collection mycol2 :

>db.mycol2.drop()
true
>

View the database again through show collections mydb Collections in:

>show collections
mycol
system.indexes
runoob
>

It can be seen from the results mycol2 The collection has been deleted.

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