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mongodbHow to use the limit operator in MongoDB?


The limit() operator in MongoDB is used to limit the number of documents returned in a query. It is used in conjunction with the find() method.

Example

db.collection.find().limit(5)

This will return the first 5 documents from the collection.

Code explanation

  • db.collection.find(): This is the method used to query the collection.
  • .limit(5): This is the limit operator, which limits the number of documents returned to 5.

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