Mongo.getDB()

Description

Mongo.getDB(<database>)

Provides access to database objects from mongosh or from a JavaScript file.

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

Parameter	Type	Description
database	string	The name of the database to access.

Example

The following example instantiates a new connection to the MongoDB instance running on the localhost interface and returns a reference to "myDatabase":

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