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MongoDB\Collection::getNamespace()

Definition

MongoDB\Collection::getNamespace

Returns the namespace of the collection. A namespace is the canonical name of an index or collection in MongoDB.

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function getNamespace(): string

Return Values

The namespace of this collection as a string.

Example

The following returns the namespace of the zips collection in the test database.

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<?php

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

echo $collection->getNamespace();

The output would then resemble:

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test.zips

See Also

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

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