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


Returns the count of all documents in a collection or view.
More information can be found in the corresponding entry of the [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/db.collection.estimatedDocumentCount/index.html|MongoDB Manual]].


[[[@cG

<collection>.estimatedDocumentCount([<options>])

]]]


**Arguments**

[[[@w

|@t0@r0@c0 <collection> | | The target collection. |
| <options> | | A BOSN document specifying options. |

]]]


**Options**

[[[@cw

{ maxTime: <long> }
<<@f:text>>
|@t0@r0@c0 maxTime | | The maximum amount of time to allow the count to run. |
<<@/f>>
]]]


**Return Value**

[[[@w

Returns a result set (cursor).

]]]


**Example**

[[[@cw

db.employees.estimatedDocumentCount({ salary: { $gt: 700000 }});

]]]

Returns the number of documents in the //employees// collection.



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