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NAME
mongoc_collection_copy() - Performs a deep copy of the collection struct and its configuration. Useful if
you intend to call mongoc_collection_set_write_concern, mongoc_collection_set_read_prefs, or
mongoc_collection_set_read_concern, and want to preserve an unaltered copy of the struct.
SYNOPSIS
mongoc_collection_t *
mongoc_collection_copy (mongoc_collection_t *collection);
PARAMETERS
collection
A mongoc_collection_t \&.
DESCRIPTION
Performs a deep copy of the collection struct and its configuration. Useful if you intend to call
mongoc_collection_set_write_concern , mongoc_collection_set_read_prefs , or
mongoc_collection_set_read_concern , and want to preserve an unaltered copy of the struct.
This function does not copy the contents of the collection on the MongoDB server; use the for that
purpose.
RETURNS
A newly allocated mongoc_collection_t that should be freed with mongoc_collection_destroy(3) when no
longer in use.
COLOPHON
This page is part of MongoDB C Driver. Please report any bugs at
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/CDRIVER.
MongoDB C Driver 2016‐01‐18 MONGOC_COLLECTION_COPY(3)