Create MongoDB indexes in C#.NET – II

Today in this article, we shall see how to Create MongoDB indexes in C#.NET using MongoDB driver.

This article lists a new approach to creating the index. If you’re interested to know about the first approach which we discussed please visit this article.

Today in this article, we will cover below aspects,

In our last article, we used another approach of command script and executed the script using the RunCommand() method to create the indexes.

• Part 1- Create MongoDB indexes using C# .NET driver

Also, we understood in our previous article, the importance of indexes.

Indexes can be created using CLI like a mongo shell or UI interfaces like a compass or robomongo UI client or using code like node.js or C# mongo driver.

If you want to understand how to use MongoDB Compass UI to create indexes, Please use the below article

• MongoDB Create indexes using Mongo Compass

Getting started

Please create any C# .NET/.NET Core application.

Please add the MongoDB driver NuGet package using the Nuget Package manager,

PM> Install-Package MongoDB.Driver -Version 2.9.3

Note: Please use the latest driver available

Connect Database using MongoDB driver

Step I – Establish the connection to the Database using the MongoDB driver,

var _mongoClient = new MongoClient("mongodb://your connection string");
var db = _mongoClient.GetDatabase("your database name");

If using ASP.NET Core, please use dependency injection for injecting the driver instance,

• Getting Started MongoDB in .NET Core with Examples

Step2 – Create index using Index builder

Define the index name which will be one of the mongo fields in the database schema.

Please follow best practices on indexing before creating an index or compound index.

• MongoDB Indexing Guidelines and Best Practices

              var indexKeysDefine= Builders<Library>.IndexKeys.Ascending(indexKey => indexKey.Name);
          

await collection.Indexes.CreateOneAsync(new CreateIndexModel(indexKeysDefine)); 

Below is Libary Mongo schema/domain object defined representing the document.

public class Library
    {
        [BsonId]
        [BsonRepresentation(BsonType.ObjectId)]
        public ObjectId Id { get; set; }

        public string userId { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public Books[] BooksCategories { get; set; }
    }

Finally, you shall see indexes go created successfully,

References:

• MongoDB Create indexes using Mongo Compass

• MongoDB Indexing Guidelines and Best Practices

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