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MongoDB\Collection::getCollectionName()

Definition

MongoDB\Collection::getCollectionName

Returns the name of this collection.

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function getCollectionName(): string

Return Values

The name of this collection as a string.

Example

The following returns the collection name for the zips collection in the test database.

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<?php

$collection = (new MongoDB\Client)->test->zips;

echo $collection->getCollectionName();

The output would then resemble:

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zips

See Also

• MongoDB\Collection::getDatabaseName()
• MongoDB\Collection::getNamespace()

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