FEATURE DESCRIPTION
MongoDB 3.5.12 extends all update modifiers to apply to all array elements or all array elements that match a predicate, specified in a new update option arrayFilters. This syntax also supports nested array elements.

VERSIONS
This new feature is available starting with the MongoDB 3.5.12 development version, and included in the MongoDB 3.6 production version.

OPERATION

Update all documents in array

db.coll.update({}, {$set: {“a.$[].b”: 2}})
Input: {a: [{b: 0}, {b: 1}]}
Output: {a: [{b: 2}, {b: 2}]}

Update all matching documents in array

db.coll.update({}, {$set: {“a.$[i].b”: 2}}, {arrayFilters: [{“i.b”: 0}]})
Input: {a: [{b: 0}, {b: 1}]}
Output: {a: [{b: 2}, {b: 1}]}

Update all matching scalars in array

db.coll.update({}, {$set: {“a.$[i]”: 2}}, {arrayFilters: [{i: 0}]})
Input: {a: [0, 1]}
Output: {a: [2, 1]}

Update all matching documents in nested array

db.coll.update({}, {$set: {“a.$[i].c.$[j].d”: 2}}, {arrayFilters: [{“i.b”: 0}, {“j.d”: 0}]})
Input: {a: [{b: 0, c: [{d: 0}, {d: 1}]}, {b: 1, c: [{d: 0}, {d: 1}]}]}
Output: {a: [{b: 0, c: [{d: 2}, {d: 1}]}, {b: 1, c: [{d: 0}, {d: 1}]}]}

Update all scalars in array matching a logical predicate

db.coll.update({}, {$set: {“a.$[i]”: 2}}, {arrayFilters: [{$or: [{i: 0}, {i: 3}]}]})
Input: {a: [0, 1, 3]}
Output: {a: [2, 1, 2]}

Each array filter must be a predicate over a document with a single field name. Each array filter must be used in the update expression, and each array filter identifier $[<id>] must have a corresponding array filter. <id> must begin with a lowercase letter and not contain any special characters. There must not be two array filters with the same field name.

IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS
The implementation of this feature involved a rewrite of the update system. Users can find all the related tickets here. The design document is attached.