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