$lt
$lt
selects the documents where the value of thefield
is less than (i.e. <
) the specified value
.
For most data types, comparisonoperators only performcomparisons on fields where theBSON type matches thequery value’s type. MongoDB supports limited cross-BSON comparisonthrough Type Bracketing.
Consider the following example:
- db.inventory.find( { qty: { $lt: 20 } } )
This query will select all documents in the inventory
collectionwhere the qty
field value is less than 20
.
Consider the following example which uses the $lt
operator with a field from an embedded document:
- db.inventory.update( { "carrier.fee": { $lt: 20 } }, { $set: { price: 9.99 } } )
This update()
operation will setthe price
field value in the documents that contain theembedded document carrier
whose fee
field value is lessthan 20
.
See also