mongoc_collection_keys_to_index_string - Man Page

Synopsis

char *
mongoc_collection_keys_to_index_string (const bson_t *keys);

Parameters

Description

This function returns the canonical stringification of a given key specification. See Manage Collection Indexes <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/c/c-driver/current/libmongoc/guides/manage-collection-indexes/> for example usage.

It is a programming error to call this function on a non-standard index, such one other than a straight index with ascending and descending.

Returns

A string that should be freed with bson_free() <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_free.html>.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Info

Jan 27, 2026 1.30.6 libmongoc