mongoc_client_set_read_prefs - Man Page
Synopsis
void
mongoc_client_set_read_prefs (mongoc_client_t *client,
const mongoc_read_prefs_t *read_prefs);Sets the default read preferences to use with future operations upon client.
The global default is to read from the replica set primary.
It is a programming error to call this function on a client from a mongoc_client_pool_t <>. For pooled clients, set the read preferences with the MongoDB URI <#mongoc-uri-t-read-prefs-options> instead.
Please see the MongoDB website for a description of Read Preferences <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/core/read-preference/>.
Parameters
- client: A mongoc_client_t <>.
- read_prefs: A mongoc_read_prefs_t <>.
Author
MongoDB, Inc
Copyright
2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.
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Feb 04, 2026 1.30.7 libmongoc