MongoDB
PHP Manual

MongoDB::getDBRef

Fetches the document pointed to by a database reference

Description

public array MongoDB::getDBRef ( array $ref )

Parameters

ref

A database reference.

Return Values

Returns the document pointed to by the reference.

Examples

Example #1 MongoDB::getDBRef example

Example demonstrating how to get a database reference and what the expected input is.

<?php

 $ref = array(
   '$ref' => 'profiles',
   '$id' => new MongoId('47cc67093475061e3d9536d2')
 );
 
 $profile = $db->getDBRef($ref);
 ?>

See MongoDB::createDBRef for more information about how to programatically create DB references.