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