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MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket::downloadToStreamByName()

Definition

MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket::downloadToStreamByName

Selects a GridFS file by its filename and copies its contents to a writable stream.

function downloadToStreamByName($filename, $destination, array $options = []): void

This method has the following parameters:

Parameter Type Description
$filename string The filename of the file.
$destination resource Writable stream, to which the GridFS file’s contents will be written.
$options array Optional. An array specifying the desired options.

The $options parameter supports the following options:

Option Type Description
revision integer

Optional. The revision of the file to retrieve. Files with the name filename will be differentiated by their uploadDate field.

Revision numbers are defined as follows:

  • 0 = the original stored file
  • 1 = the first revision
  • 2 = the second revision
  • etc…
  • -2 = the second most recent revision
  • -1 = the most recent revision
Defaults to -1 (i.e. the most recent revision).

Errors/Exceptions

MongoDB\GridFS\Exception\FileNotFoundException if no file was found for the selection criteria.

MongoDB\Exception\InvalidArgumentException for errors related to the parsing of parameters or options.

MongoDB\Driver\Exception\RuntimeException for other errors at the driver level (e.g. connection errors).