MONGOC_COLLECTION_CREATE_INDEX(3)

NAME
mongoc_collection_create_index()

SYNOPSIS
bool
mongoc_collection_create_index (mongoc_collection_t      *collection,
                                const bson_t             *keys,
                                const mongoc_index_opt_t *opt,
                                bson_error_t             *error);

PARAMETERS

collection
    A mongoc_collection_t .

keys
    A bson_t.

opt A mongoc_index_opt_t.

error
    An optional location for a bson_error_t or NULL .

DESCRIPTION
This function will request the creation of a new index. This function will use the createIndexes command if available on the MongoDB server. If not, it will fallback to inserting into system.indexes for compatibility with MongoDB <= 2.4. See mongoc_index_opt_t for options on creating indexes.

ERRORS
Errors are propagated via the error parameter.

RETURNS
true on success, false on failure and error is set.

COLOPHON
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