# MongoCursor::info

(PECL mongo >=1.0.5)

MongoCursor::info — Gets information about the cursor's creation and iteration

### Description

public MongoCursor::info ( ) : array

This can be called before or after the cursor has started iterating.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns the namespace, batch size, limit, skip, flags, query, and projected fields for this cursor. If the cursor has started iterating, additional information about iteration and the connection will be included.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
PECL mongo 1.1.0 | Added a number of other fields, including `id` (the cursor id), `at` (the driver's counter of which document is current), `numReturned` (the number returned by the server in the current batch), and `server` (which server the query was sent to—useful in conjunction with Read Preferences.
PECL mongo 1.0.10 | Added `started_iterating` field, a boolean indicating if cursor is pre- or post-query.

### Examples

Example #1 MongoCursor::info() example

`<?php
$m = new MongoClient();
$cursor = $m->test->foo->find(array("x" => 4), array("y" => 0));
echo "Before iteration started:\n";
var_dump($cursor->info());
echo "\nAfter iteration started:\n";
$cursor->rewind();
var_dump($cursor->info());
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Before iteration started:
    array(8) {
      ["ns"]=>
      string(8) "test.foo"
      ["limit"]=>
      int(0)
      ["batchSize"]=>
      int(0)
      ["skip"]=>
      int(0)
      ["flags"]=>
      int(0)
      ["query"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["x"]=>
        int(4)
      }
      ["fields"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["y"]=>
        int(0)
      }
      ["started_iterating"]=>
      bool(false)
    }

    After iteration started:
    array(15) {
      ["ns"]=>
      string(8) "test.foo"
      ["limit"]=>
      int(0)
      ["batchSize"]=>
      int(0)
      ["skip"]=>
      int(0)
      ["flags"]=>
      int(0)
      ["query"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["x"]=>
        int(4)
      }
      ["fields"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["y"]=>
        int(0)
      }
      ["started_iterating"]=>
      bool(true)
      ["id"]=>
      int(0)
      ["at"]=>
      int(0)
      ["numReturned"]=>
      int(1)
      ["server"]=>
      string(25) "localhost:27017;-;.;26450"
      ["host"]=>
      string(9) "localhost"
      ["port"]=>
      int(27017)
      ["connection_type_desc"]=>
      string(10) "STANDALONE"
    }

### See Also

- MongoCursorInterface::info() - Gets information about the cursor's creation and iteration