Collection

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( name, [database] )

Description

The Collection function returns a valid Reference for the specified collection name, in the specified child database. If a child database is not specified, the returned collection reference belongs to the current database.

When a child database is specified, an admin key must be used to call Collection (server or client keys, or ABAC tokens, cannot be used to access a child database).

Parameters

Argument Type Definition and Requirements

name

String

The name of a collection.

database

Reference

Optional - A reference to a child database. If not specified, the current database is used.

Returns

A reference to a collection with the specified name, in the specified child database (or the current database if database is not specified).

Examples

The following query gets a reference to the collection named "spells" within the current database:

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client.query(q.('spells'))
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))
(id=spells, collection=(id=collections))

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