mongoc_database_get_collection_names.rst

man_page:	mongoc_database_get_collection_names

mongoc_database_get_collection_names()

Warning

.. deprecated:: 1.9.0

   Use :symbol:`mongoc_database_get_collection_names_with_opts()` instead.

Synopsis

char **
mongoc_database_get_collection_names (mongoc_database_t *database,
                                      bson_error_t *error);

Description

Fetches a NULL terminated array of NULL-byte terminated char* strings containing the names of all of the collections in database.

Parameters

• database: A :symbol:`mongoc_database_t`.
• error: An optional location for a :symbol:`bson_error_t <errors>` or NULL.

Errors

Errors are propagated via the error parameter.

Returns

A NULL terminated array of NULL terminated char* strings that should be freed with :symbol:`bson:bson_strfreev()`. Upon failure, NULL is returned and error is set.