MongoDB Java Driver creating Database and Collection
i was testing how to create database and collection mongo java driver. MongoClient client = new MongoClient("localhost",27017); DB db = client.getDB("ow"); DBCollection collection = db.getCollection("documents"); collection.save(new BasicDBObject("_id",1)); collection.remove(new BasicDBObject("_id",1)); boolean result = db.collectionExists("documents"); assertTrue(result); assertNotNull(collection); client.close(); I would prefer to use createCollection method on the DB object, but found that it does not create database / collection unless the first document is inserted. My question is is this