Project selected fields

javascript

db.users.find({ active: true }, { name: 1, email: 1, _id: 0 })

Explanation

Projection can reduce payload size and improve clarity.

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Same sheet · prioritizing Projection, sort, and page

Sort descending on a field.

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Return only a fixed number of documents.

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Page through results with skip and limit.

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Use a stable sort key such as `_id` or a timestamp.

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Filter with range operators.

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Filter using `$in`.

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