MongoDB-Drop Collection
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drop() method
MongoDB db.collection.drop() is used to drop a collection from the database.
Syntax
The basic syntax of the drop() command is as follows:
db.COLLECTION_NAME.drop()
example
First check the available collections in your mydb database .
> use mydb switched to db mydb > show collections mycol mycollection system . indexes tutorialspoint >
Now drop a collection named mycollection .
> db . mycollection . drop () true >
Again check the list of collections in the database.
> show collections mycol system . indexes tutorialspoint >
The drop() method will return true if the selected collection has been successfully dropped, otherwise it will return false.
