MongoDBRef::get

(PECL mongo >= 0.9.0)

Fetches the object pointed to by a reference

public static array MongoDBRef::get ( MongoDB $db, array $ref )

Parameters:

Database to use.

ref

Reference to fetch.

Returns:

Returns the document to which the reference refers or NULL if the document does not exist (the reference is broken).

Examples:

MongoCollection::createDBRef() example

<?php

// get $person out of the db
$person = $people->findOne();

// dereference the address
$address = MongoDBRef::get($people->db, $person['address']);

?>