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MongoDB\\Collection::getDatabaseName()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Collection::getDatabaseName()
   Returns the name of the database containing this collection.
   .. code-block:: php
      function getDatabaseName(): string
Return Values
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The name of the database containing this collection as a string.
Example
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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
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- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Collection::getCollectionName()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Collection::getNamespace()`
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