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MongoDB\\Client::selectCollection()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Client::selectCollection()
   Selects a collection on the server.
   .. code-block:: php
      function selectCollection($databaseName, $collectionName, array $options = []): MongoDB\Collection
   This method has the following parameters:
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBClient-method-selectCollection-param.rst
   The ``$options`` parameter supports the following options:
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBClient-method-selectCollection-option.rst
Return Values
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A :phpclass:`MongoDB\\Collection` object.
Errors/Exceptions
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.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-invalidargumentexception.rst
Behavior
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The selected collection inherits options such as read preference and type
mapping from the :phpclass:`Client <MongoDB\\Client>` object. Options may be
overridden via the ``$options`` parameter.
Example
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The following example selects the ``users`` collection in the ``test`` database:
.. code-block:: php
   <?php
   $client = new MongoDB\Client;
   $collection = $client->selectCollection('test', 'users');
The following example selects the ``users`` collection in the ``test`` database
with a custom read preference:
.. code-block:: php
   <?php
   $client = new MongoDB\Client;
   $collection = $client->selectCollection(
       'test',
       'users',
       [
           'readPreference' => new MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference(MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference::RP_SECONDARY),
       ]
   );
See Also
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- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Collection::__construct()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Database::selectCollection()`
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