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MongoCollection::createDBRef

(PECL mongo >=0.9.0)

MongoCollection::createDBRefCreates a database reference


Description

public MongoCollection::createDBRef ( mixed $document_or_id ) : array

Parameters

document_or_id
If an array or object is given, its _id field will be used as the reference ID. If a MongoId or scalar is given, it will be used as the reference ID.


Return Values

Returns a database reference array.

If an array without an _id field was provided as the document_or_id parameter, NULL will be returned.


Examples

Example #1 MongoCollection::createDBRef() example

<?php$songs = $db->songs;$playlists = $db->playlists;// create a reference to a song$manamana = $songs->findOne(array('title' => 'Ma na ma na'));$refToSong = $songs->createDBRef($manamana);// add the reference to my playlist$playlists->update(array('username' => 'me'), array('$push' => array('songlist' => $refToSong)));?>

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