# MongoClient::getWriteConcern

(PECL mongo >=1.5.0)

MongoClient::getWriteConcern — Get the write concern for this connection

This extension that defines this method is deprecated. Instead, the MongoDB extension should be used. There is no equivalent for this method in the new extension.

### Description

public MongoClient::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 MongoClient::getWriteConcern() return value example

`<?php
$mc = new MongoClient('mongodb://localhost:27017', array('wTimeoutMS' => 500));
var_dump($mc->getWriteConcern());
$mc->setWriteConcern(1, 1000);
var_dump($mc->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.
- MongoClient::setWriteConcern() - Set the write concern for this connection