MongoBinData::__construct

Creates a new binary data object.

Note:
This extension that defines this method is deprecated. Instead, the MongoDB extension should be used. Alternatives to this method include:

MongoDB\BSON\Binary::__construct

Description

public MongoBinData::__construct ( string $data [, int $type = 0 ] )

Creates a new binary data object.

There are seven types of binary data currently recognized by the BSON spec, which are defined as class constants. For backwards compatibility, the PHP driver uses MongoBinData::BYTE_ARRAY as the default; however, this may change to MongoBinData::GENERIC in the future. Users are encouraged to specify a type instead of relying on the default.

Parameters

data: Binary data.
type: Data type.

Return Values

Returns a new binary data object.

Changelog

Version	Description
1.5.0	The default changed from 2 (`MongoBinData::BYTE_ARRAY`) to 0 (`MongoBinData::GENERIC`).
1.2.11	Emits `E_DEPRECATED` when the second argument is not used. The default value for `type` may change in the near future.