MongoDBGridFSBucket-findOne.txt

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MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::findOne()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::findOne()

   Finds a single document from the GridFS bucket's files collection matching
   the query.

   .. code-block:: php

      function findOne($filter = [], array $options = []): array|object|null

   This method has the following parameters:

   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBCollection-method-findOne-param.rst

   The ``$options`` parameter supports the following options:

   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBGridFSBucket-method-findOne-option.rst

Return Values
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An array or object for the :term:`first document <natural order>` that matched
the query, or ``null`` if no document matched the query. The return type will
depend on the ``typeMap`` option.

Errors/Exceptions
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.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-unsupportedexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-invalidargumentexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-driver-runtimeexception.rst

Behavior
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.. include:: /includes/extracts/note-bson-comparison.rst

.. todo: add examples

See Also
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- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Collection::findOne()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::find()`