MongoDB\Model\CollectionInfo::getType()

Definition

MongoDB\Model\CollectionInfo::getType()

Return the collection type.

function getType(): string

Return Values

The collection type. This corresponds to the type field returned in the listCollections command reply.

Examples

<?php
$db = (new MongoDB\Client)->test;
$db->createCollection('myCollection');
// Retrieves the collection typeforeach ($db->listCollections(['filter' => ['name' => 'myCollection']]) as $info) {   echo $info->getType();}

The output would then resemble:

collection

See Also

• MongoDB\Database::createCollection()

• listCollections command reference in the MongoDB manual