MongoDB\Database::listCollectionNames()

Definition

MongoDB\Database::listCollectionNames()

Returns names for all collections in this database.

function listCollectionNames(array $options = []): Iterator

Parameters

$options : array

An array specifying the desired options.

Name	Type	Description
authorizedCollections	boolean	A flag that determines which collections are returned based on the user privileges when access control is enabled. For more information, see the listCollections command documentation. New in version 1.12.
comment	mixed	Enables users to specify an arbitrary comment to help trace the operation through the database profiler, currentOp output, and logs. To use this option, you must connect to MongoDB 6.0 or later. If you are connected to an earlier version, the server returns an exception at execution time. New in version 1.13.
filter	array|object	A query expression to filter the list of collections. You can specify a query expression for collection fields (e.g. name, options).
maxTimeMS	integer	The cumulative time limit in milliseconds for processing operations on the cursor. MongoDB aborts the operation at the earliest following interrupt point.
session	MongoDB\Driver\Session	Client session to associate with the operation.

Return Values

An Iterator, which provides the name of each collection in the database.

Example

The following example lists all of the collections in the test database:

<?php
$database = (new MongoDB\Client)->test;
foreach ($database->listCollectionNames() as $collectionName) {
    var_dump($collectionName);
}

The output would then resemble:

string(11) "restaurants"
string(5) "users"
string(6) "restos"

The following example lists all collections whose name starts with "rest" in the test database:

<?php
$database = (new MongoDB\Client)->test;
$collections = $database->listCollectionNames([
    'filter' => [
        'name' => new MongoDB\BSON\Regex('^rest.*'),
    ],
]);
foreach ($collections as $collectionName) {
    var_dump($collectionName);
}

The output would then resemble:

string(11) "restaurants"
string(6) "restos"

See Also

• MongoDB\Database::listCollections()

• listCollections command reference in the MongoDB manual

• Enumerating Collections specification