======================================== MongoDB\\Collection::getCollectionName() ======================================== .. default-domain:: mongodb .. contents:: On this page :local: :backlinks: none :depth: 1 :class: singlecol Definition ---------- .. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Collection::getCollectionName() Returns the name of this collection. .. code-block:: php function getCollectionName(): string Return Values ------------- The name of this collection as a string. Example ------- The following returns the collection name for the ``zips`` collection in the ``test`` database. .. code-block:: php <?php $collection = (new MongoDB\Client)->test->zips; echo $collection->getCollectionName(); The output would then resemble:: zips See Also -------- - :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Collection::getDatabaseName()` - :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Collection::getNamespace()`