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Syntax

r.db(name) → database

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Arguments

List of arguments to provide.
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name
string
default:"default"
Name of the database to select. Must be a valid database name. If not defined, the default database is selected.

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Optargs

No optional arguments.

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Returns

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database
object
The query builder object for database operations.

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Behavior

  • In contrast to the table function, this function does not return all tables in the database if called as r.db('myDb').run(client).

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Notes & Caveats

No notes.

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Example

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Filter orders from the UAE in the default database

Filter for orders in the orders table where the order’s shipping address country is UAE, where the country is a nested field of address. 
await r
  .db()
  .table('orders')
  .filter((doc) => doc.field('address.country').eq('UAE'))
  .run(client);

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Select payments from the finance database

Filter for payments in the payments table where the amount is greater than or equal to 100. 
await r
  .db('finance')
  .table('payments')
  .filter((doc) => doc.field('amount').ge(100))
  .run(client);
  • r - Referencing the query builder
  • connect - Connecting to RuloDB
  • disconnect - Disconnecting from RuloDB
  • dbCreate - Creating a database
  • dbDrop - Dropping a database
  • dbList - Listing databases
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