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MongoDB\\Client::__get()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Client::__get()
   Selects a database on the server. This :php:`magic method <oop5.magic>` is
   an alias for the :phpmethod:`selectDatabase()
   <MongoDB\\Client::selectDatabase>` method.
   .. code-block:: php
      function __get($databaseName): MongoDB\Database
   This method has the following parameters:
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBClient-method-get-param.rst
Return Values
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A :phpclass:`MongoDB\\Database` object.
Behavior
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The selected database inherits options such as read preference and type mapping
from the :phpclass:`Client <MongoDB\\Client>` object. If you wish to override
any options, use the :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Client::selectDatabase` method.
.. note::
   To select databases whose names contain special characters, such as
   ``-``, use complex syntax, as in ``$client->{'that-database'}``.
   Alternatively, :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Client::selectDatabase()` supports
   selecting databases whose names contain special characters.
Examples
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The following example selects the ``test`` and ``another-app`` databases:
.. code-block:: php
   <?php
   $client = new MongoDB\Client;
   $test = $client->test;
   $anotherApp = $client->{'another-app'};
See Also
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- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Client::selectDatabase()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Database::__construct()`
- :php:`Property Overloading <oop5.overloading>` in the PHP Manual
 
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