cursor.itcount()

Definition

  • cursor.itcount()

mongo Shell Method

This page documents the mongo shell method, and doesnot refer to the MongoDB Node.js driver (or any other driver)method. For corresponding MongoDB driver API, refer to your specificMongoDB driver documentation instead.

Counts the number of documents remaining in a cursor.

itcount() is similar to cursor.count(), butactually executes the query on an existing iterator, exhausting its contentsin the process.

The itcount() method has the followingprototype form:

  1. db.collection.find(<query>).itcount()

See also

cursor.count()