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# get\_database\_name

 `get_database_name` function has 1 variants:

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#### Description <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

Returns the database instance name of the connection whose name passed as a first parameter. If the connection does not exist, returns null.

#### Declaration <a href="#declaration" id="declaration"></a>

```
char get_database_name(char connectionName);
```

#### Parameters <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

`char connectionName` Connection name.

#### Return Value <a href="#return-value" id="return-value"></a>

Returns the database instance name of the connection if exists. Otherwise, returns null.

#### Example <a href="#example" id="example"></a>

```
void cb.show_database_name() {
        char info = get_database_name('default');
        message(info);
}
```

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