Definition
MongoDB\Client::__get()Selects a database on the server. This magic method is an alias for the
selectDatabase()method.function __get(string $databaseName): MongoDB\Database
Parameters
$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:
$client = new MongoDB\Client; $test = $client->test; $anotherApp = $client->{'another-app'};