# BSON::Symbol - phpMan

## NAME
    [BSON::Symbol] - BSON type wrapper for symbol data (DEPRECATED)

## VERSION
    version v1.12.2

## DESCRIPTION
    This module wraps the deprecated BSON "symbol" type.

    You are strongly encouraged to use ordinary string data instead.

## AUTHORS
    *   David Golden <<david@mongodb.com>>

    *   Stefan G. <<minimalist@lavabit.com>>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    This software is Copyright (c) 2020 by Stefan G. and MongoDB, Inc.

    This is free software, licensed under:

      The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004