mongoc_collection_copy - Man Page

Synopsis

mongoc_collection_t *
mongoc_collection_copy (mongoc_collection_t *collection);

Parameters

Description

Performs a deep copy of the collection struct and its configuration. Useful if you intend to call mongoc_collection_set_write_concern() <>, mongoc_collection_set_read_prefs() <>, or mongoc_collection_set_read_concern() <>, and want to preserve an unaltered copy of the struct.

This function does not copy the contents of the collection on the MongoDB server.

Returns

A newly allocated mongoc_collection_t <> that should be freed with mongoc_collection_destroy() <> when no longer in use.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Info

Jan 27, 2026 1.30.6 libmongoc