To create collection in Mongodb 3.6 command is:-
Name:- String Name of the collection to be created
Options:- Document(Optional) Specify options about memory size and indexing
Note:-
In MongoDB, you don't need to create collection. MongoDB creates collection automatically, when you insert some document.
You can check the created collection by using the command show collections.
e.g.
use practice
show collections
drop() method will return true, if the selected collection is dropped successfully, otherwise it will return false.
The createCollection() Method
db.createCollection(Name, Options)Name:- String Name of the collection to be created
Options:- Document(Optional) Specify options about memory size and indexing
Note:-
In MongoDB, you don't need to create collection. MongoDB creates collection automatically, when you insert some document.
You can check the created collection by using the command show collections.
e.g.
use practice
show collections
The drop() Method
MongoDB's db.collection.drop() is used to drop a collection from the database.
Syntax
Basic syntax of drop() command is as follows −
db.collectionName.drop()drop() method will return true, if the selected collection is dropped successfully, otherwise it will return false.