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db.collection.createIndex()

Definition

db.collection.createIndex(keys, options)

Creates indexes on collections.

Parameter	Type	Description
keys	document	For each field to index, a key-value pair with the field and the index order: 1 for ascending or -1 for descending.
options	document	Optional. One or more key-value pairs that specify index options. For a list of options, see db.collection.ensureIndex().

See also

Indexes, db.collection.createIndex(), db.collection.dropIndex(), db.collection.dropIndexes(), db.collection.getIndexes(), db.collection.reIndex(), and db.collection.totalIndexSize()

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