mongodbHow to use the MongoDB distinct operator?

The MongoDB distinct operator is used to find the distinct values for a specified field across a single collection. It returns an array of the distinct values.

Example

db.collection.distinct("field")

Output example

[value1, value2, value3, ...]

Code explanation

• db.collection: specifies the collection from which to retrieve the distinct values
• distinct("field"): specifies the field for which to return distinct values

Helpful links

• MongoDB Documentation - distinct

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