NAME

       mongoc_collection_delete()  -  This  function  shall  delete documents in the given collection that match
       selector. The bson selector is not validated, simply passed along as appropriate to the server.  As such,
       compatibility and errors should be validated in the appropriate server documentation.

SYNOPSIS

       bool
       mongoc_collection_delete (mongoc_collection_t          *collection,
                                 mongoc_delete_flags_t         flags,
                                 const bson_t                 *selector,
                                 const mongoc_write_concern_t *write_concern,
                                 bson_error_t                 *error);

DEPRECATED

       NOTE
              This function is deprecated and should not be used in new code.

       Please use mongoc_collection_remove(3) instead.

PARAMETERS

       collection
              A mongoc_collection_t \&.

       flags  A mongoc_delete_flags_t \&.

       selector
              A bson_t containing the query to match documents.

       write_concern
              A mongoc_write_concern_t or NULL \&.

       error  An optional location for a bson_error_t or NULL \&.

DESCRIPTION

       This function shall delete documents in the given collection that match selector \&. The bson selector is
       not validated, simply passed along as appropriate to the  server.   As  such,  compatibility  and  errors
       should be validated in the appropriate server documentation.

       If you want to limit deletes to a single document, provide MONGOC_DELETE_SINGLE_REMOVE in flags \&.

ERRORS

       Errors are propagated via the error parameter.

RETURNS

       true if successful, otherwise false and error is set.

COLOPHON

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