[MongoDB] Update Operators

The following modifiers are available for use in update operations; e.g. in db.collection.update() and db.collection.findAndModify().

Specify the operator expression in a document of the form:

{
   <operator1>: { <field1>: <value1>, ... },
   <operator2>: { <field2>: <value2>, ... },
   ...
}

NOTE

For details on specific operator, including syntax and examples, click on the specific operator to go to its reference page.

Update Operators

Fields

Name	Description
$inc	Increments the value of the field by the specified amount.
$mul	Multiplies the value of the field by the specified amount.
$rename	Renames a field.
$setOnInsert	Sets the value of a field if an update results in an insert of a document. Has no effect on update operations that modify existing documents.
$set	Sets the value of a field in a document.
$unset	Removes the specified field from a document.
$min	Only updates the field if the specified value is less than the existing field value.
$max	Only updates the field if the specified value is greater than the existing field value.
$currentDate	Sets the value of a field to current date, either as a Date or a Timestamp.

Array

Operators

Name	Description
$	Acts as a placeholder to update the first element that matches the query condition in an update.
$addToSet	Adds elements to an array only if they do not already exist in the set.
$pop	Removes the first or last item of an array.
$pullAll	Removes all matching values from an array.
$pull	Removes all array elements that match a specified query.
$pushAll	Deprecated. Adds several items to an array.
$push	Adds an item to an array.

Modifiers

Name	Description
$each	Modifies the $push and $addToSet operators to append multiple items for array updates.
$slice	Modifies the $push operator to limit the size of updated arrays.
$sort	Modifies the $push operator to reorder documents stored in an array.
$position	Modifies the $push operator to specify the position in the array to add elements.

Bitwise

Name	Description
$bit	Performs bitwise AND, OR, and XOR updates of integer values.

Isolation

Name	Description
$isolated	Modifies the behavior of a write operation to increase the isolation of the operation.