Mongo.getDB()

Description

  • Mongo.getDB()
  • Provides access to database objects fromthe mongo shell or from a JavaScript file.

The Mongo.getDB() method has the following parameter:

ParameterTypeDescriptiondatabasestringThe name of the database to access.

Example

The following example instantiates a new connection to the MongoDBinstance running on the localhost interface and returns a referenceto "myDatabase":

  1. db = new Mongo().getDB("myDatabase");

See also

Mongo() and connect()