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<MongoDB\BSON\Binary::toArrayMongoDB\BSON\VectorType>
^MongoDB\BSON\BinaryLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

MongoDB\BSON\Binary::__toString

(mongodb >=1.2.0)

MongoDB\BSON\Binary::__toString — Returns the Binary's data

Description

final public function MongoDB\BSON\Binary::__toString(): string

This method is an alias of: MongoDB\BSON\Binary::getData().

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the Binary's data.

Examples

Example #1 MongoDB\BSON\Binary::__toString() example

<?php

var_dump((string) new MongoDB\BSON\Binary('foo', MongoDB\BSON\Binary::TYPE_GENERIC));

?>

The above example will output:

string(3) "foo"

See Also


<MongoDB\BSON\Binary::toArrayMongoDB\BSON\VectorType>
^MongoDB\BSON\BinaryLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026