# MongoDB::getWriteConcern

(PECL mongo >=1.5.0)

MongoDB::getWriteConcern — Get the write concern for this database

### Description

public MongoDB::getWriteConcern ( ) : array

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

This function returns an array describing the write concern. The array contains the values `w` for an integer acknowledgement level or string mode, and `wtimeout` denoting the maximum number of milliseconds to wait for the server to satisfy the write concern.

### Examples

Example #1 MongoDB::getWriteConcern() return value example

`<?php
$mc = new MongoClient('mongodb://localhost:27017', array('wTimeoutMS' => 500));
$db = $mc->selectDB('test');
var_dump($db->getWriteConcern());
$db->setWriteConcern(1, 1000);
var_dump($db->getWriteConcern());
?>`

The above example will output:

    array(2) {
      ["w"]=>
      int(1)
      ["wtimeout"]=>
      int(500)
    }
    array(2) {
      ["w"]=>
      int(1)
      ["wtimeout"]=>
      int(1000)
    }

### See Also

- The write concern documentation.
- MongoDB::setWriteConcern() - Set the write concern for this database