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MongoDB\\Client::selectCollection()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Client::selectCollection($databaseName, $collectionName, $options)

   Selects a collection on the :program:`mongod` to which your application
   is connected.
   
   .. code-block:: php

      function selectCollection($databaseName, $collectionName, array $options = [])

   :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Client::selectCollection` has the following parameters:

   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/common-param.rst

   The following table describes the options that
   :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Client::selectCollection` can accept.

   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/common-option.rst

Output
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Returns a :phpclass:`MongoDB\\Collection` object.

Example
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The following example selects the ``users`` collection in the ``demo``
database:

.. code-block:: php

   <?php

   $client = new MongoDB\Client;

   $collection = $client->selectCollection('demo', 'users');

The following examples selects the ``users`` collection in the ``demo``
database with a custom read preference:

.. code-block:: php

   $client = new MongoDB\Client;

   $collection = $client->selectCollection(
       'demo',
       'users',
       [
           'readPreference' => new MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference(MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference::RP_SECONDARY),
       ]
   );
         
.. seealso::

   - :phpmethod:`Collection::__construct`
   - :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Client::__get`