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  2. SERVER-6050

Consider allowing $elemMatch applied to non arrays

    • Type: Icon: Improvement Improvement
    • Resolution: Duplicate
    • Priority: Icon: Major - P3 Major - P3
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      Currently $elemMatch can only be applied to an array. For example { a:{ $elemMatch:{ $gte:1, $lte:10 } } } will match { a:[ 5 ] } but not { a:5 }. This is a bit awkward in a case like { 'a.b':{ $elemMatch:{ $gte:1, $lte:10 } } } and a document { a:[ { b:5 }, { b:15 } ] }. The document will not match because the b values are not arrays, even though there could be multiple values of 'a.b'.

            Assignee:
            david.storch@mongodb.com David Storch
            Reporter:
            aaron Aaron Staple
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