How to drop a database in MongoDB using java?

MongoDB db.dropDatabase() command is used to drop a existing database.This will delete the current database. if you haven't selected any, the default (test) database will be deleted.

Syntax

db.dropDatabase()

In Java to delete a database, first of all, get the object of the required database using the getDatabase() method and delete it by invokimg the drop() method on it.

Example

import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
public class DropingDatabase {
   public static void main( String args[] ) {
      //Creating a MongoDB client
      @SuppressWarnings("resource")
      MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient( "localhost" , 27017 );
      //Creating a database
      mongo.getDatabase("myDatabase");
      System.out.println("Databases created successfully");
      MongoDatabase database = mongo.getDatabase("myDatabase");
      database.drop();
   }
}

Output

Database deleted successfully