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MongoDB\Client::__get()

Definition

MongoDB\Client::__get

Selects a database on the server. This magic method is an alias for the selectDatabase() method.

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function __get(string $databaseName): MongoDB\Database

This method has the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
$databaseName	string	The name of the database to select.

Return Values

A MongoDB\Database object.

Behavior

The selected database inherits options such as read preference and type mapping from the Client object. If you wish to override any options, use the MongoDB\Client::selectDatabase() method.

Note

To select databases whose names contain special characters, such as -, use complex syntax, as in $client->{'that-database'}.

Alternatively, MongoDB\Client::selectDatabase() supports selecting databases whose names contain special characters.

Examples

The following example selects the test and another-app databases:

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<?php

$client = new MongoDB\Client;

$test = $client->test;
$anotherApp = $client->{'another-app'};

See Also

• MongoDB\Client::selectDatabase()
• MongoDB\Database::__construct()
• Property Overloading in the PHP Manual

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