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Version: v1.22

Logical query operators

Logical query operators return data based on specified query expressions that are either true or false.

OperatorDescription
$andJoins all query expressions with a logical AND operator
$orJoins all query expressions with a logical OR operator
$notReturns all documents that do NOT match a query expression
$norReturns all documents that do not match any of the query expressions

For the examples in this section, insert the following documents into the catalog collection:

db.catalog.insertMany([
{
product: 'bottle',
price: 15,
stock: 1,
discount: true,
variation: [
{
size: ['small', 'medium', 'large']
},
{
color: ['black', 'silver']
}
]
},
{
product: 'spoon',
price: 500,
stock: 0,
discount: true,
variation: [
{
size: ['small', 'medium', 'large']
},
{
color: ['silver', 'white']
}
]
},
{
product: 'cup',
price: 100,
stock: 14,
discount: true,
variation: [
{
size: ['small', 'medium', 'large']
},
{
color: ['red', 'black', 'white']
}
]
},
{
product: 'bowl',
price: 56,
stock: 5,
discount: false,
variation: [
{
size: ['small', 'medium', 'large']
},
{
color: ['pink', 'white', 'red']
}
]
}
])

$and

Syntax: { $and: [ { <condition1> }, { <condition2> } , ... , { <condition3> } ] }

To satisfy more than one query condition when selecting documents, use the $and operator.

Example: Select documents that satisfy both of these expressions in the catalog collection:

  • price field is less than 100 AND
  • stock field is not 0
db.catalog.find({
$and: [
{
price: {
$lt: 100
}
},
{
stock: {
$ne: 0
}
}
]
})

The output:

[
{
_id: ObjectId("639ba4a0071b6bed396a8f13"),
product: 'bottle',
price: 15,
stock: 1,
discount: true,
variation: [
{ size: ['small', 'medium', 'large'] },
{ color: ['black', 'silver'] }
]
},
{
_id: ObjectId("639ba4a0071b6bed396a8f16"),
product: 'bowl',
price: 56,
stock: 5,
discount: false,
variation: [
{ size: ['small', 'medium', 'large'] },
{ color: ['pink', 'white', 'red'] }
]
}
]

$or

Syntax: { $or: [ { <condition1> }, { <condition2> } , ... , { <conditionN> } ] }

To satisfy either one or more conditions in a query, use the $or operator to join the conditions.

Example: Select the documents that match these expressions:

  • discount field is true and stock field is not 0 OR
  • price field is less than or equal to 60
db.catalog.find({
$or: [
{
$and: [
{
discount: true
},
{
stock: {
$ne: 0
}
}
]
},
{
price: {
$lte: 60
}
}
]
})

The output:

[
{
_id: ObjectId("639ba4a0071b6bed396a8f13"),
product: 'bottle',
price: 15,
stock: 1,
discount: true,
variation: [
{ size: ['small', 'medium', 'large'] },
{ color: ['black', 'silver'] }
]
},
{
_id: ObjectId("639ba4a0071b6bed396a8f15"),
product: 'cup',
price: 100,
stock: 14,
discount: true,
variation: [
{ size: ['small', 'medium', 'large'] },
{ color: ['red', 'black', 'white'] }
]
},
{
_id: ObjectId("639ba4a0071b6bed396a8f16"),
product: 'bowl',
price: 56,
stock: 5,
discount: false,
variation: [
{ size: ['small', 'medium', 'large'] },
{ color: ['pink', 'white', 'red'] }
]
}
]

$not

Syntax: { <field>: { $not: { <condition> } } }

To select documents that fail to match a particular query condition, use the $not operator.

Example: The following operation selects documents that do not satisfy the specified expression, where the stock field is not less than 5.

db.catalog.find({
stock: {
$not: {
$lt: 5
}
}
})

The output:

[
{
_id: ObjectId("639ba4a0071b6bed396a8f15"),
product: 'cup',
price: 100,
stock: 14,
discount: true,
variation: [
{ size: ['small', 'medium', 'large'] },
{ color: ['red', 'black', 'white'] }
]
},
{
_id: ObjectId("639ba4a0071b6bed396a8f16"),
product: 'bowl',
price: 56,
stock: 5,
discount: false,
variation: [
{ size: ['small', 'medium', 'large'] },
{ color: ['pink', 'white', 'red'] }
]
}
]

$nor

Syntax: { $nor: [ { <condition1> }, { <condition2> }, ... { <conditionN> } ] }

To select documents that fail to match any of the conditions in a specified query, use the $nor operator.

Example: Select the documents that fail to match any of these conditions:

  • discount field is true and stock field is not 0
  • price field is less than or equal to 60
db.catalog.find({
$nor: [
{
$and: [
{
discount: true
},
{
stock: {
$ne: 0
}
}
]
},
{
price: {
$lte: 60
}
}
]
})

The output:

[
{
_id: ObjectId("639ba4a0071b6bed396a8f14"),
product: 'spoon',
price: 500,
stock: 0,
discount: true,
variation: [
{ size: ['small', 'medium', 'large'] },
{ color: ['silver', 'white'] }
]
}
]