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db.collectionName.remove(query_criteria) /* deletes all documents in a collection (use with care!) */ | db.collectionName.remove(query_criteria) /* deletes all documents in a collection (use with care!) */ | ||
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| + | == Deleting a Collection == | ||
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| + | If you want to drop a collection completely, including any data held in it: | ||
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db.collectionName.drop() /* removes a collection completely (use with care!) */ | db.collectionName.drop() /* removes a collection completely (use with care!) */ | ||
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== Delete Department 40 == | == Delete Department 40 == | ||
Revision as of 11:14, 10 November 2016
Main Page >> MongoDB >>MongoDB Workbook >> Deleting a Document
Deleting a Document
At some stage you may want to delete a document from a collection. The format is:
db.collectionName.deleteOne(query_criteria) /* deletes the first document found that matches the query criteria */
db.collectionName.remove(query_criteria) /* deletes all documents found that matches the query criteria */
db.collectionName.remove(query_criteria) /* deletes all documents in a collection (use with care!) */
Deleting a Collection
If you want to drop a collection completely, including any data held in it:
db.collectionName.drop() /* removes a collection completely (use with care!) */
Delete Department 40
Department 40 has closed down:
db.deptCollection.deleteOne({deptno:40})
Note, if the query_criteria only returns one document, remove() and deleteOne() will have the same effect.
Check that the collection has gone:
db.deptCollection.find({deptno:40})
Next Step
This concludes the section on manipulating collections. Return to the Workbook.
