The MongoDB\BSON\Symbol class

(mongodb >=1.4.0)

Introduction

BSON type for the "Symbol" type. This BSON type is deprecated, and this class can not be instantiated. It will be created from a BSON symbol type while converting BSON to PHP, and can also be converted back into BSON while storing documents in the database.

Class synopsis

final class MongoDB\BSON\Symbol implements MongoDB\BSON\Type, Serializable, JsonSerializable, Stringable {

/* Methods */

final private __construct()

final public jsonSerialize(): mixed

final public serialize(): string

final public __toString(): string

final public unserialize(string $data): void

}

Changelog

Version	Description
PECL mongodb 1.12.0	Implements Stringable for PHP 8.0+.

MongoDB\BSON\Symbol::__construct — Construct a new Symbol (unused)
MongoDB\BSON\Symbol::jsonSerialize — Returns a representation that can be converted to JSON
MongoDB\BSON\Symbol::serialize — Serialize a Symbol
MongoDB\BSON\Symbol::__toString — Returns the Symbol as a string
MongoDB\BSON\Symbol::unserialize — Unserialize a Symbol

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