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# MongoCollection::__get

(PECL mongo >=1.0.2)

MongoCollection::__get — Gets a collection

### Description

public MongoCollection MongoCollection::__get ( string `$name` )

A concise syntax for getting a collection with a dot-separated name. If a collection name contains strange characters, you may have to use MongoDB::selectCollection() instead.

`<?php
$mongo = new MongoClient();
// the following two lines are equivalent
$collection = $mongo->selectDB("foo")->selectCollection("bar.baz");
$collection = $mongo->foo->bar->baz;
?>`

### Parameters

`name`

  The next string in the collection name.

### Return Values

Returns the collection.

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