Learn to find documents in MongoDB. This mongodb find document tutorial covers a number of ways to query a single document or find multiple documents based on same condition as we do in SQL using WHERE CLAUSE.
Table of Contents 1) Select all documents from a collection 2) Select first document from a collection 3) Select single document and limited field(s) from a collection 4) Select all documents with unique id from a collection 5) Document ids IN clause example 6) Document ids less than or greater than clause example 7) Document ids NOT IN clause example 8) Documents matching multiple fields example 9) Documents matching field value to some REGEX example
MongoDB find document – test data preparation
For building and running examples used in this tutorial, I have populated 20 employee documents in database with employeeId
from 1 to 20, and employeeName
from TestEmployee_1 to TestEmployee_10.
private static void setUpTestData(DBCollection collection){ for (int i=1; i <= 10; i++) { collection.insert(new BasicDBObject().append("employeeId", i).append("employeeName", "TestEmployee_"+i)); } }
Now run our examples and fetch the data on different scenarios.
1. MongoDB find() – Select all documents from a collection
private static void selectAllRecordsFromACollection(DBCollection collection) { DBCursor cursor = collection.find(); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } }
Program Output.
{ "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad0142"} , "employeeId" : 1 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_1"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad0143"} , "employeeId" : 2 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_2"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad0144"} , "employeeId" : 3 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_3"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad0145"} , "employeeId" : 4 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_4"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad0146"} , "employeeId" : 5 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_5"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad0147"} , "employeeId" : 6 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_6"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad0148"} , "employeeId" : 7 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_7"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad0149"} , "employeeId" : 8 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_8"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad014a"} , "employeeId" : 9 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_9"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782753641d31b0cad014b"} , "employeeId" : 10 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_10"}
2. MongoDB findOne() – Select first document from a collection
private static void selectFirstRecordInCollection(DBCollection collection) { DBObject dbObject = collection.findOne(); System.out.println(dbObject); }
Program Output.
{ "_id" : { "$oid" : "538782a53641ed9125df86c0"} , "employeeId" : 1 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_1"}
3. MongoDB where clause – Select single document and limited field(s) from a collection
private static void selectSingleRecordAndFieldByRecordNumber(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject whereQuery = new BasicDBObject(); whereQuery.put("employeeId", 5); BasicDBObject fields = new BasicDBObject(); fields.put("employeeId", 1); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(whereQuery, fields); while (cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } }
Program Output.
{ "_id" : { "$oid" : "53878332364101041fb2c141"} , "employeeId" : 5}
4. MongoDB find by document id
private static void selectAllRecordByRecordNumber(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject whereQuery = new BasicDBObject(); whereQuery.put("employeeId", 5); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(whereQuery); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } }
Program Output.
{ "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783623641e9b2da299fa7"} , "employeeId" : 5 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_5"}
5. MongoDB IN clause example
private static void in_Example(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject inQuery = new BasicDBObject(); List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>(); list.add(2); list.add(4); list.add(5); inQuery.put("employeeId", new BasicDBObject("$in", list)); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(inQuery); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } }
Program Output.
{ "_id" : { "$oid" : "5387838d3641024de174c795"} , "employeeId" : 2 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_2"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "5387838d3641024de174c797"} , "employeeId" : 4 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_4"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "5387838d3641024de174c798"} , "employeeId" : 5 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_5"}
6. MongoDB – Less than or greater than clause example
private static void lessThan_GreaterThan_Example(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject getQuery = new BasicDBObject(); getQuery.put("employeeId", new BasicDBObject("$gt", 2).append("$lt", 5)); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(getQuery); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } }
Program Output.
{ "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783b63641720cd34f98c8"} , "employeeId" : 3 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_3"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783b63641720cd34f98c9"} , "employeeId" : 4 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_4"}
7. MongoDb NOT IN clause example
private static void negation_Example(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject neQuery = new BasicDBObject(); neQuery.put("employeeId", new BasicDBObject("$ne", 4)); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(neQuery); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } }
Program Output.
{ "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783db3641d3ca9d400510"} , "employeeId" : 1 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_1"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783db3641d3ca9d400511"} , "employeeId" : 2 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_2"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783db3641d3ca9d400512"} , "employeeId" : 3 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_3"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783db3641d3ca9d400514"} , "employeeId" : 5 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_5"} //4 is missing { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783db3641d3ca9d400515"} , "employeeId" : 6 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_6"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783db3641d3ca9d400516"} , "employeeId" : 7 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_7"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783db3641d3ca9d400517"} , "employeeId" : 8 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_8"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783db3641d3ca9d400518"} , "employeeId" : 9 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_9"} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538783db3641d3ca9d400519"} , "employeeId" : 10 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_10"}
8. MongoDb find documents matching multiple fields example
private static void andLogicalComparison_Example(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject andQuery = new BasicDBObject(); List<BasicDBObject> obj = new ArrayList<BasicDBObject>(); obj.add(new BasicDBObject("employeeId", 2)); obj.add(new BasicDBObject("employeeName", "TestEmployee_2")); andQuery.put("$and", obj); System.out.println(andQuery.toString()); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(andQuery); while (cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } }
Program Output.
{ "$and" : [ { "employeeId" : 2} , { "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_2"}]} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "5387840336418a41167caaa4"} , "employeeId" : 2 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_2"}
9. MongoDb find documents matching REGEX example
private static void regex_Example(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject regexQuery = new BasicDBObject(); regexQuery.put("employeeName", new BasicDBObject("$regex", "TestEmployee_[3]") .append("$options", "i")); System.out.println(regexQuery.toString()); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(regexQuery); while (cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } }
Program Output.
{ "employeeName" : { "$regex" : "TestEmployee_[3]" , "$options" : "i"}} { "_id" : { "$oid" : "538784213641917ce7068c57"} , "employeeId" : 3 , "employeeName" : "TestEmployee_3"}
10. All mondodb find query examples
package examples.mongodb.crud; import java.net.UnknownHostException; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject; import com.mongodb.DB; import com.mongodb.DBCollection; import com.mongodb.DBCursor; import com.mongodb.DBObject; import com.mongodb.MongoClient; import com.mongodb.WriteResult; public class MongoDBSelectExample { private static void setUpTestData(DBCollection collection){ for (int i=1; i <= 10; i++) { collection.insert(new BasicDBObject().append("employeeId", i).append("employeeName", "TestEmployee_"+i)); } } public static void main(String[] args) throws UnknownHostException { MongoClient mongo = new MongoClient("localhost", 27017); DB db = mongo.getDB("howtodoinjava"); DBCollection collection = db.getCollection("users"); //Delete All documents before running example again WriteResult result = collection.remove(new BasicDBObject()); System.out.println(result.toString()); //Set up test data setUpTestData(collection); //Select all document from a collection selectAllRecordsFromACollection(collection); //Select first document in collection selectFirstRecordInCollection(collection); //Select single document and single field based on record number selectSingleRecordAndFieldByRecordNumber(collection); //Select all documents where record number = n selectAllRecordByRecordNumber(collection); //In example in_Example(collection); //Less than OR greater than example lessThan_GreaterThan_Example(collection); //Select document where record number != n negation_Example(collection); //And logical comparison query example andLogicalComparison_Example(collection); //Select documents based on regex match LIKE example regex_Example(collection); } private static void selectFirstRecordInCollection(DBCollection collection) { DBObject dbObject = collection.findOne(); System.out.println(dbObject); } private static void selectAllRecordsFromACollection(DBCollection collection) { DBCursor cursor = collection.find(); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } } private static void selectSingleRecordAndFieldByRecordNumber(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject whereQuery = new BasicDBObject(); whereQuery.put("employeeId", 5); BasicDBObject fields = new BasicDBObject(); fields.put("employeeId", 1); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(whereQuery, fields); while (cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } } private static void selectAllRecordByRecordNumber(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject whereQuery = new BasicDBObject(); whereQuery.put("employeeId", 5); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(whereQuery); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } } private static void in_Example(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject inQuery = new BasicDBObject(); List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>(); list.add(2); list.add(4); list.add(5); inQuery.put("employeeId", new BasicDBObject("$in", list)); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(inQuery); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } } private static void lessThan_GreaterThan_Example( DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject gtQuery = new BasicDBObject(); gtQuery.put("employeeId", new BasicDBObject("$gt", 2).append("$lt", 5)); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(gtQuery); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } } private static void negation_Example(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject neQuery = new BasicDBObject(); neQuery.put("employeeId", new BasicDBObject("$ne", 4)); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(neQuery); while(cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } } private static void andLogicalComparison_Example(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject andQuery = new BasicDBObject(); List<BasicDBObject> obj = new ArrayList<BasicDBObject>(); obj.add(new BasicDBObject("employeeId", 2)); obj.add(new BasicDBObject("employeeName", "TestEmployee_2")); andQuery.put("$and", obj); System.out.println(andQuery.toString()); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(andQuery); while (cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } } private static void regex_Example(DBCollection collection) { BasicDBObject regexQuery = new BasicDBObject(); regexQuery.put("employeeName", new BasicDBObject("$regex", "TestEmployee_[3]") .append("$options", "i")); System.out.println(regexQuery.toString()); DBCursor cursor = collection.find(regexQuery); while (cursor.hasNext()) { System.out.println(cursor.next()); } } }
That’s all for different techniques to fetch ducument from MongoDB.
Happy Learning !!
References:
Anil
How to retrive the data using UUID
Chandrakanth
Hi
I’m trying to find an object from different documents in a single collection. How to write it in Spring Boot
Laxmi
I have two entity classes/entities like below.
Both are pointing to same collection.
Now i want to get the data and set it to two different dto’s
Shekhar
Hi..Very awesome site of MongoDb and clear example. Kindly tell me any book which I can follow to learn MongoDb very in depth like you know …Thanks in advance
gla
bonsoir, svp aidez moi à resoudre ce probleme: Dans ma Base de Données (MongoDB) j’ai deux tables. La premiere table est celle de Country et la seconde table est celle de Languages.Dans la table Country j’ai inseré comme exemple (Canada:English ,Frensh et France:Frensh) et dans la table Languages j’ai inseré seulement comme exemple(English et Frensh).Ma question est que comment creer une classe qui va me permettre de selectionner dans la table Language comme exemple (Frensh) et me donne la liste de tous les Country qui parle le (Frensh tel que Canada et France qui se trouve la table Country)?
Shashi Ranjan
Can you put a GROUPBY clause example?
Barani
Please suggest me how to use $in with case insensitive to find document
komal
I want to find a specific document that i inserted before and want to append a arrayList in same document .how can i do in java 8
komal
How can i find a pre- inserted document and that time also want to append a new document In same document using java 8 with spark.
Drashti
So I have try other code but this doesn’t show any output or error.
rashmi
Hi
When I am trying to getDatabasesNames() from a mongoClient, I am getting java.net.SocketException: Connection reset Exception. Can anyone please help to solve this
Thanks
Lakshmi Kiran
how can we use Map-Reduce function of mongodb in springs, i’m not using BasicDBObject
Lakshmi Kiran
please tell me how we can get data from two collections in mongodb using spring data with one query
Akshay
Thanks for your wonderful post.
I have one query
DB db = mongo.getDB(“howtodoinjava”);
DBCollection collection = db.getCollection(“users”);
Here we are getting the ‘howtodoinjava’ and ‘users’. But where are we actually setting them.
Might look like a dumb question. But still need help 🙂
Thanks again. Keep Posting!!!
Lokesh Gupta
Collections in MongoDB are created lazily as soon as they are written to. Once you insert a document, the collection will automatically be created.
Marcos Lerin
Nice post Lokesh, I have seen that annotations can be used to map POJO’s and documents from collections in MongoDB
(in Spring), would be great if you take a look into it and share your experience!