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MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::openDownloadStream()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::openDownloadStream()
   Selects a GridFS file by its ``_id`` and opens it as a readable stream.
   .. code-block:: php
      function openDownloadStream($id): resource
   This method has the following parameters:
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBGridFSBucket-method-openDownloadStream-param.rst
Return Values
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A readable stream resource.
Errors/Exceptions
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.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-gridfs-filenotfoundexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-driver-runtimeexception.rst
Examples
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.. code-block:: php
   <?php
   $bucket = (new MongoDB\Client)->test->selectGridFSBucket();
   $uploadStream = fopen('php://temp', 'w+b');
   fwrite($uploadStream, "foobar");
   rewind($uploadStream);
   $id = $bucket->uploadFromStream('filename', $uploadStream);
   $downloadStream = $bucket->openDownloadStream($id);
   var_dump(stream_get_contents($downloadStream));
The output would then resemble::
   string(6) "foobar"
See Also
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- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::downloadToStream()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::downloadToStreamByName()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::openDownloadStreamByName()`
 
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