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MongoDB\\Collection::getNamespace()
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.. default-domain:: mongodb

Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Collection::getNamespace()

   Returns the :term:`namespace` of the collection. A namespace
   is the canonical name of an index or collection in MongoDB.
   
   .. code-block:: php

      function getNamespace(): string

Example
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The following returns the namespace of the collection
assigned to the ``$collection`` variable

.. code-block:: php

   <?php
   
   $collection = (new MongoDB\Client)->demo->zips;   
   echo $collection->getNamespace();

The ``$collection`` variable uses the :phpmethod:`constructor
<MongoDB\\Collection::__construct>` method to select the ``zips``
collection in the ``demo`` database, as such, the printed output would
resemble:

.. code-block:: none

   demo.zips