Model.findOneAndDelete()

Parameters

• conditions «Object»

• [options] «Object» optional see Query.prototype.setOptions()

• [options.strict] «Boolean|String» overwrites the schema’s strict mode option

• [options.projection=null] «Object|String|Array<String>» optional fields to return, see Query.prototype.select()

• [options.session=null] «ClientSession» The session associated with this query. See transactions docs.

• [callback] «Function»

Returns:

• «Query»

Issue a MongoDB findOneAndDelete() command.

Finds a matching document, removes it, and passes the found document (if any) to the callback.

Executes the query if callback is passed.

This function triggers the following middleware.

• findOneAndDelete()

This function differs slightly from Model.findOneAndRemove() in that findOneAndRemove() becomes a MongoDB findAndModify() command, as opposed to a findOneAndDelete() command. For most mongoose use cases, this distinction is purely pedantic. You should use findOneAndDelete() unless you have a good reason not to.

Options:

• sort: if multiple docs are found by the conditions, sets the sort order to choose which doc to update
• maxTimeMS: puts a time limit on the query - requires mongodb >= 2.6.0
• select: sets the document fields to return, ex. { projection: { _id: 0 } }
• projection: equivalent to select
• rawResult: if true, returns the raw result from the MongoDB driver
• strict: overwrites the schema’s strict mode option for this update

Examples:

A.findOneAndDelete(conditions, options, callback) // executes
A.findOneAndDelete(conditions, options)  // return Query
A.findOneAndDelete(conditions, callback) // executes
A.findOneAndDelete(conditions) // returns Query
A.findOneAndDelete()           // returns Query

Values are cast to their appropriate types when using the findAndModify helpers. However, the below are not executed by default.

• defaults. Use the setDefaultsOnInsert option to override.

findAndModify helpers support limited validation. You can enable these by setting the runValidators options, respectively.

If you need full-fledged validation, use the traditional approach of first retrieving the document.

Model.findById(id, function (err, doc) {
  if (err) ..
  doc.name = 'jason bourne';
  doc.save(callback);
});