void
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1.30.4 Jun 08, 2025 MONGOC_COLLECTION_SET_READ_PREFS(3)
Description
Sets the default read preferences to use for operations on collection not specifying a read preference.
The global default is MONGOC_READ_PRIMARY: if the client is connected to a replica set it reads from the
primary, otherwise it reads from the current MongoDB server.
Please see the MongoDB website for a description of ReadPreferences.
Parameters
• collection: A mongoc_collection_t.
• read_prefs: A mongoc_read_prefs_t.
Synopsis
void
mongoc_collection_set_read_prefs (mongoc_collection_t *collection,
const mongoc_read_prefs_t *read_prefs);
