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db.collection.drop()

Definition

db.collection.drop()

Removes a collection from the database. The method also removes any indexes associated with the dropped collection.

db.collection.drop() has the form:

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db.collection.drop()

db.collection.drop() takes no arguments and will produce an error if called with any arguments.

Returns:

• true when successfully drops a collection.
• false when collection to drop does not exist.

Behavior

The method obtains a write lock on the affected database and will block other operations until it has completed.

Example

The following operation drops the students collection in the current database.

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db.students.drop()

←   db.collection.distinct() db.collection.dropIndex()  →

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