Document.prototype.populated()

Parameters

• path «String»

Returns:

• «Array,ObjectId,Number,Buffer,String,undefined»

Gets _id(s) used during population of the given path.

Example:

Model.findOne().populate('author').exec(function (err, doc) {
  console.log(doc.author.name)         // Dr.Seuss
  console.log(doc.populated('author')) // '5144cf8050f071d979c118a7'
})

If the path was not populated, returns undefined.