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    <h2><a href="https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+11+Function_DB">Asterisk 11 Function_DB</a></h2>
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         <h1><a name="Asterisk11Function_DB-DB%28%29"></a>DB()</h1>

<h3><a name="Asterisk11Function_DB-Synopsis"></a>Synopsis</h3>

<p>Read from or write to the Asterisk database.</p>
<h3><a name="Asterisk11Function_DB-Description"></a>Description</h3>



<p>This function will read from or write a value to the Asterisk database. On a read, this function returns the corresponding value from the database, or blank if it does not exist. Reading a database value will also set the variable DB_RESULT. If you wish to find out if an entry exists, use the DB_EXISTS function.</p>

<h3><a name="Asterisk11Function_DB-Syntax"></a>Syntax</h3>

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<pre>DB(family/key)</pre>
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<h5><a name="Asterisk11Function_DB-Arguments"></a>Arguments</h5>


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        <li>family</li>
        <li>key</li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Function_DB-SeeAlso"></a>See Also</h3>


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        <li><a href="/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+11+Application_DBdel" title="Asterisk 11 Application_DBdel">Asterisk 11 Application&#95;DBdel</a></li>
        <li><a href="/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=AST&amp;title=Asterisk+11+Function_DB_DELETE&amp;linkCreation=true&amp;fromPageId=20187169" class="createlink">Asterisk 11 Function&#95;DB&#95;DELETE</a></li>
        <li><a href="/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+11+Application_DBdeltree" title="Asterisk 11 Application_DBdeltree">Asterisk 11 Application&#95;DBdeltree</a></li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Function_DB-ImportVersion"></a>Import Version</h3>

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