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= drop() =
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[[MongoDB Driver Function Reference]]


Drops the collection.
More information can be found in the corresponding entry of the [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/db.collection.drop/index.html|MongoDB Manual]].


[[[@cG

<collection>.drop()

]]]


**Arguments**

[[[@w

|@t0@r0@c0 <collection> | | The target collection. |

]]]


**Return Value**

[[[@w

Returns a result set (cursor).

]]]


**Example**

[[[@cw

db.employees.drop();

]]]

Drops the //employees// collection.





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