MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket::find()

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Definition

MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket::find

Finds documents from the GridFS bucket’s files collection matching the query.

function find(array|object $filter = [], array $options = []): MongoDB\Driver\Cursor

This method has the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`$filter`	array\|object	Optional. The filter criteria that specifies the documents to query.
`$options`	array	Optional. An array specifying the desired options.

The $options parameter supports the following options:

Option	Type	Description
`projection`	array\|object	Optional. The projection specification to determine which fields to include in the returned documents. See Project Fields to Return from Query and Projection Operators in the MongoDB manual.
`sort`	array\|object	Optional. The sort specification for the ordering of the results.
`skip`	integer	Optional. Number of documents to skip. Defaults to `0`.
`limit`	integer	Optional. The maximum number of documents to return. If unspecified, then defaults to no limit. A limit of `0` is equivalent to setting no limit. A negative limit is similar to a positive limit but closes the cursor after returning a single batch of results. As such, with a negative limit, if the limited result set does not fit into a single batch, the number of documents received will be less than the specified limit. By passing a negative limit, the client indicates to the server that it will not ask for a subsequent batch via getMore.
`allowDiskUse`	boolean	Optional. Enables writing to temporary files. When set to `true`, queries can write data to the `_tmp` sub-directory in the `dbPath` directory.
`batchSize`	integer	Optional. The number of documents to return in the first batch. Defaults to `101`. A batchSize of `0` means that the cursor will be established, but no documents will be returned in the first batch. Unlike the previous wire protocol version, a batchSize of `1` for the `find` command does not close the cursor.
`collation`	array\|object	Optional. Collation allows users to specify language-specific rules for string comparison, such as rules for lettercase and accent marks. When specifying collation, the `locale` field is mandatory; all other collation fields are optional. For descriptions of the fields, see Collation Document. If the collation is unspecified but the collection has a default collation, the operation uses the collation specified for the collection. If no collation is specified for the collection or for the operation, MongoDB uses the simple binary comparison used in prior versions for string comparisons.
`comment`	mixed	Optional. Enables users to specify an arbitrary comment to help trace the operation through the database profiler, currentOp output, and logs. The comment can be any valid BSON type for server versions 4.4 and above. Earlier server versions only support string values.
`cursorType`	integer	Optional. Indicates the type of cursor to use. `cursorType` supports the following values: `MongoDB\Operation\Find::NON_TAILABLE` (default) `MongoDB\Operation\Find::TAILABLE`
`maxTimeMS`	integer	Optional. The cumulative time limit in milliseconds for processing operations on the cursor. MongoDB aborts the operation at the earliest following interrupt point.
`readConcern`	MongoDB\Driver\ReadConcern	Optional. Read concern to use for the operation. Defaults to the bucket’s read concern.
`readPreference`	MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference	Optional. Read preference to use for the operation. Defaults to the bucket’s read preference.
`oplogReplay`	boolean	Optional. Internal use for replica sets. To use `oplogReplay`, you must include the following condition in the filter: copy { ts: { $gte: <timestamp> } } The MongoDB\BSON\Timestamp class reference describes how to represent MongoDB’s BSON timestamp type with PHP. Deprecated since version 1.7.
`noCursorTimeout`	boolean	Optional. Prevents the server from timing out idle cursors after an inactivity period (10 minutes).
`allowPartialResults`	boolean	Optional. For queries against a sharded collection, returns partial results from the mongos if some shards are unavailable instead of throwing an error.
`typeMap`	array	Optional. The type map to apply to cursors, which determines how BSON documents are converted to PHP values. Defaults to the bucket’s type map.
`modifiers`	array\|object	Optional. Meta operators that modify the output or behavior of a query. Use of these operators is deprecated in favor of named options.

Return Values

A MongoDB\Driver\Cursor object.

Errors/Exceptions

MongoDB\Exception\UnsupportedException if options are used and not supported by the selected server (e.g. collation, readConcern, writeConcern).

MongoDB\Exception\InvalidArgumentException for errors related to the parsing of parameters or options.

MongoDB\Driver\Exception\RuntimeException for other errors at the driver level (e.g. connection errors).

Behavior

When evaluating query criteria, MongoDB compares types and values according to its own comparison rules for BSON types, which differs from PHP’s comparison and type juggling rules. When matching a special BSON type the query criteria should use the respective BSON class in the driver (e.g. use MongoDB\BSON\ObjectId to match an ObjectId).

Examples

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<?php

$bucket = (new MongoDB\Client)->test->selectGridFSBucket();

$stream = fopen('php://temp', 'w+b');
fwrite($stream, "foobar");
rewind($stream);

$bucket->uploadFromStream('b', $stream);

$cursor = $bucket->find(
    ['length' => ['$lte' => 6]],
    [
        'projection' => [
            'filename' => 1,
            'length' => 1,
            '_id' => 0,
         ],
         'sort' => ['length' => -1],
     ]
);

var_dump($cursor->toArray());

The output would then resemble: