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db.getCollection()

Description

db.getCollection(name)

Returns a collection name. This is useful for a collection whose name might interact with the shell itself, such names that begin with _ or that mirror the database commands.

The db.getCollection() method has the following parameter:

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the collection.

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