name: sort
type: array|object
optional: true
description: |
   The sort specification for the ordering of the results.
arg_name: field
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
interface: phpmethod
position: 2
---
name: projection
type: array|object
optional: true
description: |
   The :ref:`projection specification <projections>` to determine
   which fields to include in the returned documents. See
   :manual:`Project Fields to Return from Query
   </tutorial/project-fields-from-query-results>` in the MongoDB
   manual.   
arg_name: field
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
interface: phpmethod
position: 1
---
name: skip
type: integer
optional: true
description: |
   Number of documents to skip. Defaults to 0.
arg_name: field
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
interface: phpmethod
position: 3
---
name: limit
type: integer
optional: true
description: |
   The maximum number of documents to return. If unspecified,
   then defaults to no limit. A limit of 0 is equivalent to setting no
   limit.
arg_name: field
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
interface: phpmethod
position: 4
---
name: batchSize
type: integer
optional: true
description: |
   The number of documents to return in the first batch.
   Defaults to 101. A batchSize of 0 means that the cursor will be
   established, but no documents will be returned in the first batch.

   Unlike the previous wire protocol version, a batchSize of 1 for
   the :dbcommand:`find` command does not close the cursor.
arg_name: field
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
interface: phpmethod
position: 5
---
name: comment
type: string
optional: true
description: |
   A comment to attach to the query to help interpret and trace query
   :dbcommand:`profile` data.
arg_name: field
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
interface: phpmethod
position: 6
---
arg_name: option
name: cursorType
type: integer
description: |
  Indicates the type of cursor to use. The cursor types are
  ``MongoDB\Operation\Find`` class constants. 
  
  Must be either
  ``NON_TAILABLE``, ``TAILABLE``, or ``TAILABLE_AWAIT``. The default is
  ``NON_TAILABLE``.
interface: phpmethod
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
optional: true
position: 7
---
source:
  file: apiargs-common-option.yaml
  ref: maxTimeMS
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
position: 8
---
source:
  file: apiargs-common-option.yaml
  ref: readConcern
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
position: 9
---
source:
  file: apiargs-common-option.yaml
  ref: readPreference
pre: |
  For use with MongoDB 3.0 and earlier.
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
position: 10
---
name: oplogReplay
type: boolean
optional: true
description: |
  Internal use for replica sets. To use oplogReplay, you must include
  the following condition in the filter:

  .. code-block:: javascript

     { ts: { $gte: <timestamp> } }
     
  The :php:`MongoDB\\BSON\\Timestamp <class.mongodb-bson-timestamp>`
  class reference describes how to represent MongoDB's BSON
  timestamp type with PHP.
arg_name: field
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
interface: phpmethod
position: 11
---
name: noCursorTimeout
type: boolean
optional: true
description: |
   Prevents the server from timing out idle cursors after an inactivity
   period (10 minutes).
arg_name: field
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
interface: phpmethod
position: 12
---
name: allowPartialResults
type: boolean
optional: true
description: |
   For queries against a sharded collection, returns partial results from
   the :program:`mongos` if some shards are unavailable instead of
   throwing an error.
arg_name: field
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
interface: phpmethod
position: 13
---
source:
  file: apiargs-common-option.yaml
  ref: typeMap
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
position: 14
---
arg_name: option
name: modifiers
type: array
description: |
  Meta-operators that modify the output or behavior of a query.
  :manual:`Cursor Methods </reference/method/js-cursor`> describes the
  query modification methods available in MongoDB.
interface: phpmethod
operation: MongoDB\\Collection::find
optional: true
position: 15
...