mongoose find return an array of elements code example
Example 1: mongoose find() example
// find all documents
await MyModel.find({});
// find all documents named john and at least 18
await MyModel.find({ name: 'john', age: { $gte: 18 } }).exec();
// executes, passing results to callback
MyModel.find({ name: 'john', age: { $gte: 18 }}, function (err, docs) {});
// executes, name LIKE john and only selecting the "name" and "friends" fields
await MyModel.find({ name: /john/i }, 'name friends').exec();
// passing options
await MyModel.find({ name: /john/i }, null, { skip: 10 }).exec();
Example 2: how to query array of object in mongoos
User.findOne({'local.rooms': {$elemMatch: {name: req.body.username}}}, function (err, user) {
if (err){
return done(err);
}
if (user) {
console.log("ROOM NAME FOUND");
req.roomNameAlreadyInUse = true;
next();
} else {
req.roomNameAlreadyInUse = false;
console.log("ROOM NAME NOT FOUND");
next();
}
});