Mongo.getDB()
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Description
Mongo.getDB(<database>)
Provides access to database objects from
mongosh
or from a JavaScript file.The
Mongo.getDB()
method has the following parameter:ParameterTypeDescriptiondatabase
stringThe 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");