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In this chapter, we will learn how to set up MongoDB JDBC driver.

Installation
Before you start using MongoDB in your Java programs, you need to make sure that you
have MongoDB JDBC driver and Java set up on the machine. You can check Java tutorial
for Java installation on your machine. Now, let us check how to set up MongoDB JDBC
driver.

You need to download the jar from the path Download mongo.jar . Make sure to
download the latest release of it.

You need to include the mongo.jar into your classpath.

Connect to Database
To connect database, you need to specify the database name, if the database doesn't exist
then MongoDB creates it automatically.

Following is the code snippet to connect to the database −

import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;

public class ConnectToDB {

public static void main( String args[] ) {

// Creating a Mongo client

MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );

// Creating Credentials
MongoCredential credential;
credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("sampleUser", "myDb",
"password".toCharArray());
System.out.println("Connected to the database successfully");

// Accessing the database

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MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDb");

System.out.println("Credentials ::"+ credential);
}
}

Now, let's compile and run the above program to create our database myDb as shown
below.

$javac ConnectToDB.java
$java ConnectToDB

On executing, the above program gives you the following output.

Connected to the database successfully

Credentials ::MongoCredential{
mechanism = null,
userName = 'sampleUser',
source = 'myDb',
password = <hidden>,
mechanismProperties = {}
}

Create a Collection
To create a collection, createCollection() method of
com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase class is used.

Following is the code snippet to create a collection −

import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;

public class CreatingCollection {

public static void main( String args[] ) {

// Creating a Mongo client

MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );

// Creating Credentials
MongoCredential credential;
credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("sampleUser", "myDb",
"password".toCharArray());
System.out.println("Connected to the database successfully");

//Accessing the database

MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDb");

//Creating a collection
database.createCollection("sampleCollection");
System.out.println("Collection created successfully");
}
}
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On compiling, the above program gives you the following result −

Connected to the database successfully

Collection created successfully

Getting/Selecting a Collection
To get/select a collection from the database, getCollection() method of
com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase class is used.

Following is the program to get/select a collection −

import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;

import org.bson.Document;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;

public class selectingCollection {

public static void main( String args[] ) {

// Creating a Mongo client

MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );

// Creating Credentials
MongoCredential credential;
credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("sampleUser", "myDb",
"password".toCharArray());
System.out.println("Connected to the database successfully");

// Accessing the database

MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDb");

// Creating a collection
System.out.println("Collection created successfully");

// Retieving a collection
MongoCollection<Document> collection = database.getCollection("myCollection");
System.out.println("Collection myCollection selected successfully");
}
}

On compiling, the above program gives you the following result −

Connected to the database successfully

Collection created successfully
Collection myCollection selected successfully

Insert a Document
To insert a document into MongoDB, insert() method of
com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection class is used.
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Following is the code snippet to insert a document −

import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;

import org.bson.Document;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;

public class InsertingDocument {

public static void main( String args[] ) {

// Creating a Mongo client

MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );

// Creating Credentials
MongoCredential credential;
credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("sampleUser", "myDb",
"password".toCharArray());
System.out.println("Connected to the database successfully");

// Accessing the database

MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDb");

// Retrieving a collection
MongoCollection<Document> collection = database.getCollection("sampleCollection");
System.out.println("Collection sampleCollection selected successfully");

Document document = new Document("title", "MongoDB")

.append("id", 1)
.append("description", "database")
.append("likes", 100)
.append("url", "http://www.tutorialspoint.com/mongodb/")
.append("by", "tutorials point");
collection.insertOne(document);
System.out.println("Document inserted successfully");
}
}

On compiling, the above program gives you the following result −

Connected to the database successfully

Collection sampleCollection selected successfully
Document inserted successfully

Retrieve All Documents

To select all documents from the collection, find() method of
com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection class is used. This method returns a cursor, so
you need to iterate this cursor.

Following is the program to select all documents −

import com.mongodb.client.FindIterable;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
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import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;

import java.util.Iterator;
import org.bson.Document;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;

public class RetrievingAllDocuments {

public static void main( String args[] ) {

// Creating a Mongo client

MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );

// Creating Credentials
MongoCredential credential;
credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("sampleUser", "myDb",
"password".toCharArray());
System.out.println("Connected to the database successfully");

// Accessing the database

MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDb");

// Retrieving a collection
MongoCollection<Document> collection = database.getCollection("sampleCollection");
System.out.println("Collection sampleCollection selected successfully");

// Getting the iterable object

FindIterable<Document> iterDoc = collection.find();
int i = 1;

// Getting the iterator

Iterator it = iterDoc.iterator();

while (it.hasNext()) {
System.out.println(it.next());
i++;
}
}
}

On compiling, the above program gives you the following result −

Document{{
_id = 5967745223993a32646baab8,
title = MongoDB,
id = 1,
description = database,
likes = 100,
url = http://www.tutorialspoint.com/mongodb/, by = tutorials point
}}
Document{{
_id = 7452239959673a32646baab8,
title = RethinkDB,
id = 2,

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description = database,
likes = 200,
url = http://www.tutorialspoint.com/rethinkdb/, by = tutorials point
}}

Update Document
To update a document from the collection, updateOne() method of
com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection class is used.

Following is the program to select the first document −

import com.mongodb.client.FindIterable;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
import com.mongodb.client.model.Filters;
import com.mongodb.client.model.Updates;

import java.util.Iterator;
import org.bson.Document;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;

public class UpdatingDocuments {

public static void main( String args[] ) {

// Creating a Mongo client

MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );

// Creating Credentials
MongoCredential credential;
credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("sampleUser", "myDb",
"password".toCharArray());
System.out.println("Connected to the database successfully");

// Accessing the database

MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDb");

// Retrieving a collection
MongoCollection<Document> collection = database.getCollection("sampleCollection");
System.out.println("Collection myCollection selected successfully");

collection.updateOne(Filters.eq("id", 1), Updates.set("likes", 150));

System.out.println("Document update successfully...");

// Retrieving the documents after updation

// Getting the iterable object
FindIterable<Document> iterDoc = collection.find();
int i = 1;

// Getting the iterator

Iterator it = iterDoc.iterator();

while (it.hasNext()) {
System.out.println(it.next());
i++;
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}
}
}

On compiling, the above program gives you the following result −

Document update successfully...

Document {{
_id = 5967745223993a32646baab8,
title = MongoDB,
id = 1,
description = database,
likes = 150,
url = http://www.tutorialspoint.com/mongodb/, by = tutorials point
}}

Delete a Document
To delete a document from the collection, you need to use the deleteOne() method of the
com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection class.

Following is the program to delete a document −

import com.mongodb.client.FindIterable;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
import com.mongodb.client.model.Filters;

import java.util.Iterator;
import org.bson.Document;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;

public class DeletingDocuments {

public static void main( String args[] ) {

// Creating a Mongo client

MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );

// Creating Credentials
MongoCredential credential;
credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("sampleUser", "myDb",
"password".toCharArray());
System.out.println("Connected to the database successfully");

// Accessing the database

MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDb");

// Retrieving a collection
MongoCollection<Document> collection = database.getCollection("sampleCollection");
System.out.println("Collection sampleCollection selected successfully");

// Deleting the documents

collection.deleteOne(Filters.eq("id", 1));
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System.out.println("Document deleted successfully...");

// Retrieving the documents after updation

// Getting the iterable object
FindIterable<Document> iterDoc = collection.find();
int i = 1;

// Getting the iterator

Iterator it = iterDoc.iterator();

while (it.hasNext()) {
System.out.println("Inserted Document: "+i);
System.out.println(it.next());
i++;
}
}
}

On compiling, the above program gives you the following result −

Connected to the database successfully

Collection sampleCollection selected successfully
Document deleted successfully...

Dropping a Collection
To drop a collection from a database, you need to use the drop() method of the
com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection class.

Following is the program to delete a collection −

import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;

import org.bson.Document;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;

public class DropingCollection {

public static void main( String args[] ) {

// Creating a Mongo client

MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );

// Creating Credentials
MongoCredential credential;
credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("sampleUser", "myDb",
"password".toCharArray());
System.out.println("Connected to the database successfully");

// Accessing the database

MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDb");

// Creating a collection
System.out.println("Collections created successfully");

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// Retieving a collection
MongoCollection<Document> collection = database.getCollection("sampleCollection");

// Dropping a Collection
collection.drop();
System.out.println("Collection dropped successfully");
}
}

On compiling, the above program gives you the following result −

Connected to the database successfully

Collection sampleCollection selected successfully
Collection dropped successfully

Listing All the Collections

To list all the collections in a database, you need to use the listCollectionNames()
method of the com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase class.

Following is the program to list all the collections of a database −

import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.MongoCredential;

public class ListOfCollection {

public static void main( String args[] ) {

// Creating a Mongo client

MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );

// Creating Credentials
MongoCredential credential;
credential = MongoCredential.createCredential("sampleUser", "myDb",
"password".toCharArray());

System.out.println("Connected to the database successfully");

// Accessing the database

MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDb");
System.out.println("Collection created successfully");
for (String name : database.listCollectionNames()) {
System.out.println(name);
}
}
}

On compiling, the above program gives you the following result −

Connected to the database successfully

Collection created successfully
myCollection

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myCollection1
myCollection5

Remaining MongoDB methods save(), limit(), skip(), sort() etc. work same as
explained in the subsequent tutorial.

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