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MongoDB\\Database::listCollections()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Database::listCollections()
Returns information for all collections in this database.
.. code-block:: php
function listCollections(array $options = []): MongoDB\Model\CollectionInfoIterator
This method has the following parameters:
.. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBDatabase-method-listCollections-param.rst
The ``$options`` parameter supports the following options:
.. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBDatabase-method-listCollections-option.rst
Return Values
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A traversable :phpclass:`MongoDB\\Model\\CollectionInfoIterator`, which contains
a :phpclass:`MongoDB\\Model\\CollectionInfo` object for each collection in the
database.
Example
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The following example lists all of the collections in the ``test`` database:
.. code-block:: php
<?php
$database = (new MongoDB\Client)->test;
foreach ($database->listCollections() as $collectionInfo) {
var_dump($collectionInfo);
}
The output would then resemble::
object(MongoDB\Model\CollectionInfo)#3 (2) {
["name"]=>
string(11) "restaurants"
["options"]=>
array(0) {
}
}
object(MongoDB\Model\CollectionInfo)#3 (2) {
["name"]=>
string(5) "users"
["options"]=>
array(0) {
}
}
object(MongoDB\Model\CollectionInfo)#3 (2) {
["name"]=>
string(6) "restos"
["options"]=>
array(0) {
}
}
The following example lists all collections whose name starts with ``"rest"``
in the ``test`` database:
.. code-block:: php
<?php
$database = (new MongoDB\Client)->test;
$collections = $database->listCollections([
'filter' => [
'name' => new MongoDB\BSON\Regex('^rest.*'),
],
]);
foreach ($collections as $collectionInfo) {
var_dump($collectionInfo);
}
The output would then resemble::
object(MongoDB\Model\CollectionInfo)#3 (2) {
["name"]=>
string(11) "restaurants"
["options"]=>
array(0) {
}
}
object(MongoDB\Model\CollectionInfo)#3 (2) {
["name"]=>
string(6) "restos"
["options"]=>
array(0) {
}
}
See Also
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- :manual:`listCollections </reference/command/listCollections` command
reference in the MongoDB manual
- `Enumerating Collections
<https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/enumerate-collections.rst>`_
specification
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