MONGOC_DATABASE_GET_NAME(3)

okay bestie, welcome to the MONGOC_DATABASE_GET_NAME(3) page from the libmongoc manual 💅✨ this one is short and sweet, and it’s literally about grabbing a database’s name. no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

the signature is giving:

const char *
mongoc_database_get_name (mongoc_database_t *database);

and what does it do? it fetches the name of the database 🎀

🎀 PARAMETERS 🎀

• database — A mongoc_database_t. this is the database bestie in question, the one whose name we’re fetching 🫶

🌸 RETURNS 🌸

you get back a string. it should not be modified and it should not be freed — just read it and leave it alone, okay? 😭

🚨 important bestie: do not modify that string, and do not free it. it is not yours to mess with. periodt. 💅

👑 AUTHOR 👑

MongoDB, Inc — iconic, no notes 👑

🦋 COPYRIGHT 🦋

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc. — protect the brand, bestie 💖

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okay bye bestie 💖 this page is from libmongoc, version 2.5.6, dated Oct 09, 2026 — mwah, slay, periodt 🫶✨