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Getting a distinct aggregation of an array field across indexes

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 180 Views

To get a distinct aggregation of an array field across indexes in MongoDB, use the distinct() method on the array field. MongoDB will automatically utilize any existing index on that field to optimize the operation. Syntax db.collection.distinct("arrayFieldName") Sample Data Let's create a collection with documents containing array fields ? db.distinctAggregation.insertMany([ { "UserName": "Larry", "UserPost": ["Hi", "Hello"] }, { ...

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Get only the FALSE value with MongoDB query

Arjun Thakur
Arjun Thakur
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 237 Views

To get only the documents with FALSE values from a boolean field in MongoDB, use the find() method with a query condition that matches the false value directly or uses comparison operators. Syntax db.collection.find({ "fieldName": false }); // OR db.collection.find({ "fieldName": { "$ne": true } }); Sample Data Let us first create a collection with documents having an isEnable field with TRUE or FALSE values ? db.translateDefinitionDemo.insertMany([ { "_id": 10, "StudentName": "Larry", "isEnable": true }, { "_id": 20, "StudentName": "Chris", "isEnable": false }, ...

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How to get all the collections from all the MongoDB databases?

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 600 Views

To get all the collections from all MongoDB databases, you need to first retrieve all databases and then iterate through each database to get their collections. Syntax // Step 1: Get all databases switchDatabaseAdmin = db.getSiblingDB("admin"); allDatabaseName = switchDatabaseAdmin.runCommand({ "listDatabases": 1 }).databases; // Step 2: Iterate through databases to get collections allDatabaseName.forEach(function(databaseName) { db = db.getSiblingDB(databaseName.name); collectionName = db.getCollectionNames(); // Process collections as needed }); Method 1: Get All Database Names First, let us get all the databases using the admin ...

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Can I get the first item in a Cursor object in MongoDB?

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 728 Views

Yes, you can get the first item in a cursor object in MongoDB using the findOne() method or by applying the limit(1) method to a cursor. Syntax // Method 1: Using findOne() db.collection.findOne(); db.collection.findOne({condition}); // Method 2: Using find().limit(1) db.collection.find().limit(1); Sample Data db.getFirstItemDemo.insertMany([ {"CustomerName": "Chris", "CustomerAge": 28}, {"CustomerName": "Larry", "CustomerAge": 26}, {"CustomerName": "Robert", "CustomerAge": 29}, {"CustomerName": "David", "CustomerAge": 39} ]); { "acknowledged": true, "insertedIds": [ ...

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MongoDB query to return only embedded document?

George John
George John
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 457 Views

While MongoDB doesn't return only embedded documents directly, you can use projection to return specific fields and the $elemMatch operator to filter array elements that match certain conditions. Syntax db.collection.find( { "arrayField.nestedField": { $gte: value } }, { "arrayField": { $elemMatch: { "nestedField": { $gte: value } } } } ); Sample Data db.queryToEmbeddedDocument.insertOne({ "UserName": "Larry", "PostDetails": [ { "UserMessage": "Hello", "UserLikes": 8 }, ...

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Search a string with special characters in a MongoDB document?

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

To search a string with special characters in MongoDB document, you can use backslash (\) to escape the special character in a regular expression. Here, we have special character $ in our string. Syntax db.collection.find({ "fieldName": /.*\specialCharacter.*/i }); Sample Data Let us first create a collection with documents ? db.searchDocumentWithSpecialCharactersDemo.insertMany([ { "UserId": "Smith$John123", "UserFirstName": "John", "UserLastName": "Smith" ...

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Can we use NOT and AND together in MongoDB?

Arjun Thakur
Arjun Thakur
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 283 Views

Yes, we can use NOT and AND together in MongoDB. MongoDB doesn't have direct NOT and AND operators, but we achieve this using $or and $ne operators following De Morgan's law: NOT (X AND Y) = NOT X OR NOT Y. Syntax db.collection.find({ "$or": [ {"field1": {"$ne": "value1"}}, {"field2": {"$ne": "value2"}} ] }); Sample Data db.NotAndDemo.insertMany([ {"StudentName": "John", "StudentCountryName": "US"}, {"StudentName": ...

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How to remove document on the basis of _id in MongoDB?

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 295 Views

To remove a document based on its _id in MongoDB, use the remove() method with the ObjectId as the matching criteria. Each document has a unique _id field that serves as the primary key. Syntax db.collectionName.remove({"_id": ObjectId("yourObjectId")}); Sample Data Let us first create a collection with sample documents ? db.removeDocumentOnBasisOfId.insertMany([ {"UserName": "Larry", "UserAge": 23, "UserCountryName": "US"}, {"UserName": "Sam", "UserAge": 21, "UserCountryName": "UK"}, {"UserName": "Chris", "UserAge": 24, "UserCountryName": "US"}, {"UserName": "Robert", "UserAge": 26, "UserCountryName": "UK"}, ...

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Increment a value in a MongoDB nested object?

George John
George John
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 537 Views

To increment a value in a MongoDB nested object, use the $inc operator combined with the $ positional operator to target the specific nested element and increment its numeric value. Syntax db.collection.update( {"nestedArray.field": "matchValue"}, { $inc: { "nestedArray.$.fieldToIncrement": incrementValue } } ); Create Sample Data Let us create a collection with a document containing nested array objects ? db.incrementValueDemo.insertOne({ "StudentName": "Larry", "StudentCountryName": "US", "StudentDetails": [ ...

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Inserting the current datetime in MongoDB?

Arjun Thakur
Arjun Thakur
Updated on 15-Mar-2026 3K+ Views

To insert current datetime in MongoDB, use new Date() during insertion or $setOnInsert with upsert operations. MongoDB stores dates in ISODate format with UTC timezone. Syntax // Direct insertion db.collection.insertOne({ fieldName: new Date() }); // With upsert operation db.collection.update( { _id: value }, { $set: { field1: "value" }, $setOnInsert: { dateField: new Date() } }, { upsert: true } ); Sample Data db.addCurrentDateTimeDemo.insertMany([ { "StudentName": "John", "StudentAdmissionDate": new Date("2012-01-21") }, { ...

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