SYNOPSIS
mongoc_cursor_t * mongoc_database_command (mongoc_database_t *database, mongoc_query_flags_t flags, uint32_t skip, uint32_t limit, uint32_t batch_size, const bson_t *command, const bson_t *fields, const mongoc_read_prefs_t *read_prefs); bool mongoc_database_command_simple (mongoc_database_t *database, const bson_t *command, const mongoc_read_prefs_t *read_prefs, bson_t *reply, bson_error_t *error);
DESCRIPTION
mongoc_database_command()
The mongoc_database_command() function shall execute a command on a database. This is performed lazily after calling mongoc_cursor_next() on the resulting cursor structure.
- command
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The command to execute
For more on the meaning of the other parameters, see mongoc_cursor(7).
mongoc_database_command_simple()
The mongoc_database_command_simple() provides a wrapper around mongoc_database_command() for simple commands that provide no response.
- error
-
optional location for errors
RETURN VALUE
The mongoc_database_command() function returns a mongoc_cursor(7).
The mongoc_database_command_simple() function returns true if successful, if false it sets error.
ERRORS
- mongoc_database_command()
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errors are detected through active use of the mongoc_cursor(7).
- mongoc_database_command_simple()
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errors may vary based on the command run and the database version.
AUTHORS
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