Mongo.getDB()

Description

Mongo.getDB(<database>)

Provides access to database objects from mongosh or from a JavaScript file.

The Mongo.getDB() method has the following parameter:

Parameter	Type	Description
database	string	The name of the database to access.

Compatibility

This method is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:

• MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud

• MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB

• MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB

Example

The following example instantiates a new connection to the MongoDB instance running on the localhost interface and returns a reference to "myDatabase":

db = new Mongo().getDB("myDatabase");