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How to filter array in subdocument with MongoDB?

Nancy Den
Nancy Den
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 465 Views

To filter elements within an array subdocument in MongoDB, you can use $unwind + $match in an aggregation pipeline, or the more concise $filter operator (MongoDB 3.2+). Sample Data db.filterArray.insertOne({ "L": [{"N": 1}, {"N": 2}, {"N": 3}, {"N": 4}, {"N": 5}] }); Method 1: Using $unwind + $match + $group Unwind the array, filter matching elements, then regroup ? db.filterArray.aggregate([ { $match: { _id: ObjectId("5c6d63f2734e98fc0a434aeb") } }, { $unwind: "$L" }, { $match: { "L.N": { ...

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Get Random record from MongoDB?

Daniol Thomas
Daniol Thomas
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

Use the $sample aggregation stage to get random records from a MongoDB collection. The size parameter specifies how many random documents to return. Syntax db.collectionName.aggregate([{ $sample: { size: N } }]); Create Sample Data db.employeeInformation.insertMany([ {"EmployeeId": 1, "EmployeeName": "Maxwell", "EmployeeAge": 26}, {"EmployeeId": 2, "EmployeeName": "David", "EmployeeAge": 25}, {"EmployeeId": 3, "EmployeeName": "Carol", "EmployeeAge": 24}, {"EmployeeId": 4, "EmployeeName": "Bob", "EmployeeAge": 28}, {"EmployeeId": 5, "EmployeeName": "Sam", "EmployeeAge": 27} ]); Get One Random Record ...

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Get names of all keys in the MongoDB collection?

Nancy Den
Nancy Den
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

Since MongoDB documents can have different structures (no fixed schema), getting all key names requires iterating over documents. There are multiple approaches depending on whether you need keys from one document or all documents. Method 1: Using JavaScript Loop (Single Document) Use findOne() to get a document and loop through its keys ? var doc = db.studentGetKeysDemo.findOne(); for (var key in doc) { print(key); } Sample Data db.studentGetKeysDemo.insertOne({ "StudentId": 1, "StudentName": "Larry", "StudentAge": 23, ...

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How to query MongoDB with LIKE?

Nancy Den
Nancy Den
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 3K+ Views

MongoDB does not have a LIKE operator like SQL. Instead, use regular expressions (regex) or the $regex operator for pattern matching. Syntax // Using regex literal (equivalent to SQL LIKE '%value%') db.collection.find({"field": /.*value.*/}) // Using $regex operator db.collection.find({"field": {$regex: "value", $options: "i"}}) Create Sample Data db.employee.insertMany([ {"EmployeeName": "John", "EmployeeSalary": 450000}, {"EmployeeName": "Carol", "EmployeeSalary": 150000}, {"EmployeeName": "James", "EmployeeSalary": 550000}, {"EmployeeName": "Jace", "EmployeeSalary": 670000}, {"EmployeeName": "Larry", "EmployeeSalary": 1000000} ]); Query with "like" ...

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Find objects between two dates in MongoDB?

Nancy Den
Nancy Den
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 3K+ Views

Use the $gte (greater than or equal) and $lt (less than) operators with ISODate() to find documents between two dates in MongoDB. Create Sample Data db.order.insertMany([ {"OrderId": 1, "OrderAddress": "US", "OrderDateTime": ISODate("2019-02-19")}, {"OrderId": 2, "OrderAddress": "UK", "OrderDateTime": ISODate("2019-02-26")}, {"OrderId": 3, "OrderAddress": "IN", "OrderDateTime": ISODate("2019-03-05")} ]); Find Between Two Dates Find orders between Feb 10 and Feb 21 ? db.order.find({ "OrderDateTime": { $gte: ISODate("2019-02-10"), ...

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Update MongoDB field using value of another field?

Krantik Chavan
Krantik Chavan
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

In MongoDB, you can update a field using the value of another field in the same document. There are two main approaches − using the aggregation pipeline with $set (MongoDB 4.2+) or using $addFields with $out for writing results to a collection. Method 1: Update with Aggregation Pipeline (MongoDB 4.2+) Use updateMany() with an aggregation pipeline to set a field based on other fields ? // Create sample data db.studentInformation.insertOne({ "StudentFirstName": "Carol", "StudentLastName": "Taylor" }); // Update: create FullName from FirstName + LastName db.studentInformation.updateMany( ...

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Retrieve only the queried element in an object array in MongoDB collection?

Krantik Chavan
Krantik Chavan
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 362 Views

To retrieve only the matching element from an object array in MongoDB, use the $elemMatch projection operator or the $ positional projection operator. Both return only the first array element that matches the query condition. Create Sample Data db.objectArray.insertMany([ { "Persons": [ {"PersonName": "Adam", "PersonSalary": 25000}, {"PersonName": "Larry", "PersonSalary": 27000} ] ...

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Open Source Databases

Alex Onsman
Alex Onsman
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 1K+ Views

Open source databases have publicly available source code that anyone can view, study, or modify. They can be relational (SQL) or non-relational (NoSQL), and they significantly reduce database costs compared to proprietary solutions. Why Use Open Source Databases? Database licensing is a major software expense for companies. Open source databases offer a cost-effective alternative − free to use, with community support, and no vendor lock-in. Many also offer commercial support tiers for enterprise needs. Popular Open Source Databases Database Type Key Feature MySQL Relational (SQL) Most widely used open source DB; community ...

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How to prepare a Python date object to be inserted into MongoDB?

SaiKrishna Tavva
SaiKrishna Tavva
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

MongoDB stores dates in ISODate format. PyMongo (the official MongoDB driver for Python) directly supports Python's datetime.datetime objects, which are automatically converted to ISODate when inserted. There are three common ways to prepare date objects for MongoDB. Method 1: Current UTC Timestamp Use datetime.datetime.utcnow() to insert the current UTC time ? import datetime from pymongo import MongoClient client = MongoClient() db = client.test_database result = db.objects.insert_one({"last_modified": datetime.datetime.utcnow()}) print("Date Object inserted") Date Object inserted Method 2: Specific Date Use datetime.datetime(year, month, day, hour, minute) for a fixed date ? ...

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Difference between RDBMS and MongoDB

Mahesh Parahar
Mahesh Parahar
Updated on 14-Mar-2026 7K+ Views

RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) stores data in structured tables with rows and columns, using SQL to query databases. MongoDB is a NoSQL document-oriented database that stores data as BSON (Binary JSON) documents with dynamic schemas, using its own query language (MQL). RDBMS RDBMS stores data as entities in tables. It provides multiple layers of information security and uses primary keys to uniquely identify records and foreign keys to define relationships between tables. RDBMS follows the ACID principle (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability). Examples include Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL. MongoDB MongoDB is an open-source NoSQL database ...

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