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MongoDB\\Database::selectCollection()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Database::selectCollection

   Selects a collection within the database. The collection inherits
   options such as read preference and type map from the Database object
   unless otherwise specified in the ``$options`` parameter.
   
   .. code-block:: php
   
      function selectCollection($collectionName, array $options = []): MongoDB\Collection
   
   :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Database::selectCollection` has the following
   parameters:
   
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBDatabase-method-selectCollection-param.rst
   
   The ``$options`` parameter accepts the following options:
   
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBDatabase-method-selectCollection-option.rst

Output
------

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

Example
-------

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

.. code-block:: php

   $db = (new MongoDB\Client)->demo;

   $users = $db->selectCollection(
      'users',
      [ 
         'readPreference' => new MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference(MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference::RP_SECONDARY),
      ]
   );
   
   
   var_dump($users);

The output would then resemble::

   object(MongoDB\Collection)#8 (7) {
     ["collectionName"]=>
     string(5) "users"
     ["databaseName"]=>
     string(4) "demo"
     ["manager"]=>
     object(MongoDB\Driver\Manager)#2 (2) {
       ["uri"]=>
       string(25) "mongodb://localhost:27017"
       ["cluster"]=>
       array(1) {
         [0]=>
         array(11) {
           ["host"]=>
           string(9) "localhost"
           ["port"]=>
           int(27017)
           ["type"]=>
           int(0)
           ["is_primary"]=>
           bool(false)
           ["is_secondary"]=>
           bool(false)
           ["is_arbiter"]=>
           bool(false)
           ["is_hidden"]=>
           bool(false)
           ["is_passive"]=>
           bool(false)
           ["tags"]=>
           array(0) {
           }
           ["last_is_master"]=>
           array(0) {
           }
           ["round_trip_time"]=>
           int(-1)
         }
       }
     }
     ["readConcern"]=>
     object(MongoDB\Driver\ReadConcern)#5 (1) {
       ["level"]=>
       NULL
     }
     ["readPreference"]=>
     object(MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference)#3 (2) {
       ["mode"]=>
       int(2)
       ["tags"]=>
       array(0) {
       }
     }
     ["typeMap"]=>
     array(3) {
       ["array"]=>
       string(23) "MongoDB\Model\BSONArray"
       ["document"]=>
       string(26) "MongoDB\Model\BSONDocument"
       ["root"]=>
       string(26) "MongoDB\Model\BSONDocument"
     }
     ["writeConcern"]=>
     object(MongoDB\Driver\WriteConcern)#7 (4) {
       ["w"]=>
       NULL
       ["wmajority"]=>
       bool(false)
       ["wtimeout"]=>
       int(0)
       ["journal"]=>
       NULL
     }
   }   

.. seealso::

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