MongoDB\Collection::getNamespace()

Definition

MongoDB\Collection::getNamespace()

Returns the namespace of the collection. A namespace is the canonical name of an index or collection in MongoDB.

function getNamespace(): string

Return Values

The namespace of this collection as a string.

Example

The following returns the namespace of the zips collection in the test database.

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

The output would then resemble:

test.zips

See Also

• MongoDB\Collection::getCollectionName()

• MongoDB\Collection::getDatabaseName()