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MongoDB\Collection::getDatabaseName()

Definition

MongoDB\Collection::getDatabaseName

Returns the name of the database containing this collection.

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function getDatabaseName(): string

Return Values

The name of the database containing this collection as a string.

Example

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

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<?php

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

echo $collection->getDatabaseName();

The output would then resemble:

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test

See Also

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

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