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      type="topic"
      xmlns:api="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/api/"
      xmlns:ui="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/ui/"
      id="mongoc_read_mode_t">
  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#api-reference"/>
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  <title>mongoc_read_mode_t</title>
  <subtitle>Read Preference Modes</subtitle>

  <section id="synopsis">
    <title>Synopsis</title>
    <synopsis><code mime="text/x-csrc"><![CDATA[typedef enum
{
   MONGOC_READ_PRIMARY             = (1 << 0),
   MONGOC_READ_SECONDARY           = (1 << 1),
   MONGOC_READ_PRIMARY_PREFERRED   = (1 << 2) | MONGOC_READ_PRIMARY,
   MONGOC_READ_SECONDARY_PREFERRED = (1 << 2) | MONGOC_READ_SECONDARY,
   MONGOC_READ_NEAREST             = (1 << 3) | MONGOC_READ_SECONDARY,
} mongoc_read_mode_t;]]></code></synopsis>
  </section>

  <section id="description">
    <title>Description</title>
    <p>This enum describes how reads should be dispatched. Please see the MongoDB website for a description of <link href="http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/read-preference/">Read Preferences</link>.</p>
  </section>

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