collectionDef.exists()

Test if a collection exists.

Signature

exists() => Boolean

Description

Tests if a Collection document exists.

Collection documents are FQL versions of a database’s FSL collection schema. Collection documents have the CollectionDef type. See Collections.

Staged schema

If a database has staged schema, this method interacts with the database’s staged schema, not the active schema.

Parameters

None

Return value

Type Description

Boolean

If true, the Collection document exists. If false, the Collection document doesn’t exist.

Examples

Collection.byName("Product").exists()
true

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