MongoDB\Collection::getDatabaseName()

Definition

MongoDB\Collection::getDatabaseName()

Returns the name of the database containing this collection.

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.

<?php
$collection = (new MongoDB\Client)->test->zips;
echo $collection->getDatabaseName();

The output would then resemble:

test

See Also

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