How to create and drop collection in MongoDB?

Here we will learn to create and drop the MongoDB Collection. For this we have to require MongoDB client and server.

In MongoDB, collection term is used instead of SQL table and document is used in term of collection element.

Step-1: Switch to required Database

Here use command used to change the database that is available if that named database is not available than it will create new database automatically.

Create the Collection

In client window type follow command to create Collection.
Syntex : db.Collection_Name.insert();

Here given command used to insert document in collection that is available if that named collection is not available than it will create new collection automatically.  This command will not give any collection not found type such errors.

The document format is shown as below.

Document specify key_name and its value seprated by : (Colon) and multiple key_names are seprated by ,(coma).

Drop the Collection

In client window type follow command to drop the specific collection.

Syntex: db.Collection_Name.drop();

Here drop() function is used with current database reference variable db and specific collection name to drop the collection.