mongocxx::collection Class Reference

Class representing server side document groupings within a MongoDB database. More...

#include <collection.hpp>

Public Member Functions
	collection () noexcept
	Default constructs a collection object. More...
	collection (collection &&) noexcept
	Move constructs a collection.
collection &	operator= (collection &&) noexcept
	Move assigns a collection.
	collection (const collection &)
	Copy constructs a collection.
collection &	operator= (const collection &)
	Copy assigns a collection.
	~collection ()
	Destroys a collection.
	operator bool () const noexcept
	Returns true if the collection is valid, meaning it was not default constructed or moved from.
cursor	aggregate (const pipeline &pipeline, const options::aggregate &options=options::aggregate())
	Runs an aggregation framework pipeline against this collection. More...
template<typename container_type >
stdx::optional< result::bulk_write >	bulk_write (const container_type &writes, const options::bulk_write &options=options::bulk_write())
	Sends a container of writes to the server as a bulk write operation. More...
template<typename write_model_iterator_type >
stdx::optional< result::bulk_write >	bulk_write (write_model_iterator_type begin, write_model_iterator_type end, const options::bulk_write &options=options::bulk_write())
	Sends writes starting at begin and ending at end to the server as a bulk write operation. More...
stdx::optional< result::bulk_write >	bulk_write (const class bulk_write &bulk_write)
	Sends a batch of writes represented by the bulk_write to the server. More...
std::int64_t	count (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, const options::count &options=options::count())
	Counts the number of documents matching the provided filter. More...
bsoncxx::document::value	create_index (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value keys, const options::index &options=options::index())
	Creates an index over the collection for the provided keys with the provided options. More...
stdx::optional< result::delete_result >	delete_many (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, const options::delete_options &options=options::delete_options())
	Deletes all matching documents from the collection. More...
stdx::optional< result::delete_result >	delete_one (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, const options::delete_options &options=options::delete_options())
	Deletes a single matching document from the collection. More...
cursor	distinct (bsoncxx::string::view_or_value name, bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, const options::distinct &options=options::distinct())
	Finds the distinct values for a specified field accross the collection. More...
void	drop ()
	Drops this collection and all its contained documents from the database. More...
cursor	find (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, const options::find &options=options::find())
	Finds the documents in this collection which match the provided filter. More...
stdx::optional< bsoncxx::document::value >	find_one (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, const options::find &options=options::find())
	Finds a single document in this collection that match the provided filter. More...
stdx::optional< bsoncxx::document::value >	find_one_and_delete (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, const options::find_one_and_delete &options=options::find_one_and_delete())
	Finds a single document matching the filter, deletes it, and returns the original. More...
stdx::optional< bsoncxx::document::value >	find_one_and_replace (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, bsoncxx::document::view_or_value replacement, const options::find_one_and_replace &options=options::find_one_and_replace())
	Finds a single document matching the filter, replaces it, and returns either the original or the replacement document. More...
stdx::optional< bsoncxx::document::value >	find_one_and_update (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, bsoncxx::document::view_or_value update, const options::find_one_and_update &options=options::find_one_and_update())
	Finds a single document matching the filter, updates it, and returns either the original or the newly-updated document. More...
stdx::optional< result::insert_one >	insert_one (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value document, const options::insert &options=options::insert())
	Inserts a single document into the collection. More...
template<typename container_type >
stdx::optional< result::insert_many >	insert_many (const container_type &container, const options::insert &options=options::insert())
	Inserts multiple documents into the collection. More...
template<typename document_view_iterator_type >
stdx::optional< result::insert_many >	insert_many (document_view_iterator_type begin, document_view_iterator_type end, const options::insert &options=options::insert())
	Inserts multiple documents into the collection. More...
cursor	list_indexes () const
	Returns a list of the indexes currently on this collection. More...
stdx::string_view	name () const
	Returns the name of this collection as a view of a null-terminated string. More...
void	rename (bsoncxx::string::view_or_value new_name, bool drop_target_before_rename=false)
	Rename this collection. More...
void	read_concern (class read_concern rc)
	Sets the read_concern for this collection. More...
class read_concern	read_concern () const
	Gets the read_concern for the collection. More...
void	read_preference (class read_preference rp)
	Sets the read_preference for this collection. More...
class read_preference	read_preference () const
	Gets the read_preference for the collection. More...
stdx::optional< result::replace_one >	replace_one (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, bsoncxx::document::view_or_value replacement, const options::update &options=options::update())
	Replaces a single document matching the provided filter in this collection. More...
stdx::optional< result::update >	update_many (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, bsoncxx::document::view_or_value update, const options::update &options=options::update())
	Updates multiple documents matching the provided filter in this collection. More...
stdx::optional< result::update >	update_one (bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, bsoncxx::document::view_or_value update, const options::update &options=options::update())
	Updates a single document matching the provided filter in this collection. More...
void	write_concern (class write_concern wc)
	Sets the write_concern for this collection. More...
class write_concern	write_concern () const
	Gets the write_concern for the collection. More...

Detailed Description

Class representing server side document groupings within a MongoDB database.

Collections do not require or enforce a schema and documents inside of a collection can have different fields. While not a requirement, typically documents in a collection have a similar shape or related purpose.

Example:

// Connect and get a collection
mongocxx::client mongo_client;
auto coll = mongo_client["database"]["collection"];

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

mongocxx::collection::collection ( )

noexcept

Default constructs a collection object.

The collection is equivalent to the state of a moved from colletion. The only valid actions to take with a default constructed collection are to assign to it, or destroy it.

Member Function Documentation

cursor mongocxx::collection::aggregate	(	const pipeline &	pipeline,
		const options::aggregate &	options = options::aggregate()
	)

Runs an aggregation framework pipeline against this collection.

Parameters

pipeline	The pipeline of aggregation operations to perform.
options	Optional arguments, see mongocxx::options::aggregate.

Returns

A mongocxx::cursor with the results.

Exceptions

If	the operation failed, the returned cursor will throw an exception::query when it is iterated.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/aggregate/

template<typename container_type >

stdx::optional< result::bulk_write > mongocxx::collection::bulk_write	(	const container_type &	writes,
		const options::bulk_write &	options = options::bulk_write()
	)

Sends a container of writes to the server as a bulk write operation.

Template Parameters

containter_type

The container type. Must meet the requirements for the container concept with a value type of model::write.

Parameters

writes	A container of model::write.
options	Optional arguments, see options::bulk_write.

Returns

The optional result of the bulk operation execution, a result::bulk_write.

Exceptions

exception::bulk_write

when there are errors processing the writes.

See also

mongocxx::bulk_write

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/bulk-write-operations/

template<typename write_model_iterator_type >

stdx::optional< result::bulk_write > mongocxx::collection::bulk_write	(	write_model_iterator_type	begin,
		write_model_iterator_type	end,
		const options::bulk_write &	options = options::bulk_write()
	)

Sends writes starting at begin and ending at end to the server as a bulk write operation.

Template Parameters

write_model_iterator_type

The container type. Must meet the requirements for the input iterator concept with a value type of model::write.

Parameters

begin	Iterator pointing to the first model::write to send.
end	Iterator pointing to the end of the writes to send.
options	Optional arguments, see options::bulk_write.

Returns

The optional result of the bulk operation execution, a result::bulk_write.

Exceptions

exception::bulk_write

when there are errors processing the writes.

See also

mongocxx::bulk_write

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/bulk-write-operations/

stdx::optional<result::bulk_write> mongocxx::collection::bulk_write

(

const class bulk_write &

bulk_write

)

Sends a batch of writes represented by the bulk_write to the server.

Parameters

bulk_write

A bulk write which contains multiple write operations.

Returns

The optional result of the bulk operation execution, a result::bulk_write.

Exceptions

exception::bulk_write

when there are errors processing the writes.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/bulk-write-operations/

std::int64_t mongocxx::collection::count	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		const options::count &	options = options::count()
	)

Counts the number of documents matching the provided filter.

Parameters

filter	The filter that documents must match in order to be counted.
options	Optional arguments, see mongocxx::options::count.

Returns

The count of the documents that matched the filter.

Exceptions

exception::query

if the count operation fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/count/

bsoncxx::document::value mongocxx::collection::create_index	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	keys,
		const options::index &	options = options::index()
	)

Creates an index over the collection for the provided keys with the provided options.

Parameters

keys	The keys for the index: {a: 1, b: -1}
options	Optional arguments, see mongocxx::options::index.

Exceptions

exception::operation

if index creation fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/method/db.collection.createIndex/

stdx::optional<result::delete_result> mongocxx::collection::delete_many	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		const options::delete_options &	options = options::delete_options()
	)

Deletes all matching documents from the collection.

Parameters

filter	Document view representing the data to be deleted.
options	Optional arguments, see mongocxx::options::delete_options.

Returns

The optional result of performing the deletion, a result::delete_result.

Exceptions

exception::write

if the delete fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/delete/

stdx::optional<result::delete_result> mongocxx::collection::delete_one	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		const options::delete_options &	options = options::delete_options()
	)

Deletes a single matching document from the collection.

Parameters

filter	Document view representing the data to be deleted.
options	Optional arguments, see mongocxx::options::delete_options.

Returns

The optional result of performing the deletion, a result::delete_result.

Exceptions

exception::write

if the delete fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/delete/

cursor mongocxx::collection::distinct	(	bsoncxx::string::view_or_value	name,
		bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		const options::distinct &	options = options::distinct()
	)

Finds the distinct values for a specified field accross the collection.

Parameters

field_name	The field for which the distinct values will be found.
filter	Document view representing the documents for which the distinct operation will apply.
options	Optional arguments, see options::distinct.

Returns

Cursor having the distinct values for the specified field, a driver::cursor.

Exceptions

If	the operation failed, the returned cursor will throw exception::query when it is iterated.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/distinct/

void mongocxx::collection::drop

(

)

Drops this collection and all its contained documents from the database.

Exceptions

exception::operation

if the operation fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/method/db.collection.drop/

cursor mongocxx::collection::find	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		const options::find &	options = options::find()
	)

Finds the documents in this collection which match the provided filter.

Parameters

filter	Document view representing a document that should match the query.
options	Optional arguments, see options::find

Returns

Cursor with the matching documents from the collection, a driver::cursor.

Exceptions

If	the find failed, the returned cursor will throw exception::query when it is iterated.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/read-operations-introduction/

stdx::optional<bsoncxx::document::value> mongocxx::collection::find_one	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		const options::find &	options = options::find()
	)

Finds a single document in this collection that match the provided filter.

Parameters

filter	Document view representing a document that should match the query.
options	Optional arguments, see options::find

Returns

An optional document that matched the filter.

Exceptions

exception::query

if the operation fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/read-operations-introduction/

stdx::optional<bsoncxx::document::value> mongocxx::collection::find_one_and_delete	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		const options::find_one_and_delete &	options = options::find_one_and_delete()
	)

Finds a single document matching the filter, deletes it, and returns the original.

Parameters

filter	Document view representing a document that should be deleted.
options	Optional arguments, see options::find_one_and_delete

Returns

The document that was deleted.

Exceptions

exception::write

if the operation fails.

stdx::optional<bsoncxx::document::value> mongocxx::collection::find_one_and_replace	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	replacement,
		const options::find_one_and_replace &	options = options::find_one_and_replace()
	)

Finds a single document matching the filter, replaces it, and returns either the original or the replacement document.

Parameters

filter	Document view representing a document that should be replaced.
replacement	Document view representing the replacement for a matching document.
options	Optional arguments, see options::find_one_and_replace.

Returns

The original or replaced document.

Exceptions

exception::write

if the operation fails.

Note

In order to pass a write concern to this, you must use the collection level set write concern - collection::write_concern(wc).

stdx::optional<bsoncxx::document::value> mongocxx::collection::find_one_and_update	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	update,
		const options::find_one_and_update &	options = options::find_one_and_update()
	)

Finds a single document matching the filter, updates it, and returns either the original or the newly-updated document.

Parameters

filter	Document view representing a document that should be updated.
update	Document view representing the update to apply to a matching document.
options	Optional arguments, see options::find_one_and_update.

Returns

The original or updated document.

Exceptions

exception::write

when the operation fails.

Note

In order to pass a write concern to this, you must use the collection level set write concern - collection::write_concern(wc).

template<typename container_type >

stdx::optional< result::insert_many > mongocxx::collection::insert_many	(	const container_type &	container,
		const options::insert &	options = options::insert()
	)

Inserts multiple documents into the collection.

If any of the documents are missing identifiers the driver will generate them.

Warning

This method uses the bulk insert command to execute the insertion as opposed to the legacy OP_INSERT wire protocol message. As a result, using this method to insert many documents on MongoDB < 2.6 will be slow.

Template Parameters

containter_type

The container type. Must meet the requirements for the container concept with a value type of model::write.

Parameters

container	Container of a documents to insert.
options	Optional arguments, see options::insert.

Returns

The result of attempting to performing the insert.

Exceptions

exception::write

when the operation fails.

template<typename document_view_iterator_type >

stdx::optional< result::insert_many > mongocxx::collection::insert_many	(	document_view_iterator_type	begin,
		document_view_iterator_type	end,
		const options::insert &	options = options::insert()
	)

Inserts multiple documents into the collection.

If any of the documents are missing identifiers the driver will generate them.

Warning

This method uses the bulk insert command to execute the insertion as opposed to the legacy OP_INSERT wire protocol message. As a result, using this method to insert many documents on MongoDB < 2.6 will be slow.

Template Parameters

document_view_iterator_type

The iterator type. Must meet the requirements for the input iterator concept with a value type of bsoncxx::document::view.

Parameters

begin	Iterator pointing to the first document to be inserted.
end	Iterator pointing to the end of the documents to be inserted.
options	Optional arguments, see options::insert.

Returns

The result of attempting to performing the insert.

Exceptions

exception::write

if the operation fails.

TODO: document DocumentViewIterator concept or static assert

stdx::optional<result::insert_one> mongocxx::collection::insert_one	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	document,
		const options::insert &	options = options::insert()
	)

Inserts a single document into the collection.

If the document is missing an identifier (_id field) one will be generated for it.

Parameters

document	The document to insert.
options	Optional arguments, see options::insert.

Returns

The result of attempting to perform the insert.

Exceptions

exception::write

if the operation fails.

cursor mongocxx::collection::list_indexes

(

)

const

Returns a list of the indexes currently on this collection.

Returns

Cursor yielding the index specifications.

Exceptions

exception::operation

if the operation fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/listIndexes/

stdx::string_view mongocxx::collection::name

(

)

const

Returns the name of this collection as a view of a null-terminated string.

Returns

The name of the collection.

class read_concern mongocxx::collection::read_concern

(

)

const

Gets the read_concern for the collection.

If a read_concern has not been explicitly set for this collection object, it inherits the read_concern from its parent database or client object.

Returns

The current read_concern.

void mongocxx::collection::read_concern

(

class read_concern

rc

)

Sets the read_concern for this collection.

Changes will not have any effect on existing cursors or other read operations which use the previously-set read concern.

Parameters

rc	The new read_concern

See also

https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/read-concern/

void mongocxx::collection::read_preference

(

class read_preference

rp

)

Sets the read_preference for this collection.

Changes will not have any effect on existing cursors or other read operations which use the read preference.

Parameters

rp	The read_preference to set.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/read-preference/

class read_preference mongocxx::collection::read_preference

(

)

const

Gets the read_preference for the collection.

Returns

The current read_preference.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/read-preference/

void mongocxx::collection::rename	(	bsoncxx::string::view_or_value	new_name,
		bool	drop_target_before_rename = false
	)

Rename this collection.

Parameters

new_name	The new name to assign to the collection.
drop_target_before_rename	Whether to overwrite any existing collections called new_name. The default is false.

Exceptions

exception::operation

if the operation fails.

See also

https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/renameCollection/

stdx::optional<result::replace_one> mongocxx::collection::replace_one	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	replacement,
		const options::update &	options = options::update()
	)

Replaces a single document matching the provided filter in this collection.

Parameters

filter	Document representing the match criteria.
replacement	The replacement document.
options	Optional arguments, see options::update.

Returns

The result of attempting to replace a document.

Exceptions

exception::write

if the operation fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/update/

stdx::optional<result::update> mongocxx::collection::update_many	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	update,
		const options::update &	options = options::update()
	)

Updates multiple documents matching the provided filter in this collection.

Parameters

filter	Document representing the match criteria.
update	Document representing the update to be applied to matching documents.
options	Optional arguments, see options::update.

Returns

The result of attempting to update multiple documents.

Exceptions

exception::write

if the update operation fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/update/

stdx::optional<result::update> mongocxx::collection::update_one	(	bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	filter,
		bsoncxx::document::view_or_value	update,
		const options::update &	options = options::update()
	)

Updates a single document matching the provided filter in this collection.

Parameters

filter	Document representing the match criteria.
update	Document representing the update to be applied to a matching document.
options	Optional arguments, see options::update.

Returns

The result of attempting to update a document.

Exceptions

exception::write

if the update operation fails.

See also

http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/update/

class write_concern mongocxx::collection::write_concern

(

)

const

Gets the write_concern for the collection.

Returns

The current write_concern.

void mongocxx::collection::write_concern

(

class write_concern

wc

)

Sets the write_concern for this collection.

Changes will not have any effect on existing write operations.

Parameters

wc	The new write_concern to use.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• src/mongocxx/collection.hpp