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The document explains the usage of the `$exists` and `$ne` operators in MongoDB queries, detailing their syntax and purpose. It provides an example query that filters documents based on the presence and non-empty value of the `host.picture_url` field, while projecting specific fields in the output. The example illustrates how the query operates on sample data and highlights which documents are returned based on the specified conditions.

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7 Explanation

The document explains the usage of the `$exists` and `$ne` operators in MongoDB queries, detailing their syntax and purpose. It provides an example query that filters documents based on the presence and non-empty value of the `host.picture_url` field, while projecting specific fields in the output. The example illustrates how the query operates on sample data and highlights which documents are returned based on the specified conditions.

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Operators in Detail

1. `$exists`
- Purpose: The `$exists` operator checks for the presence of a field in a document.
- Syntax:
{field: {$exists: <boolean> } }

- `<boolean>`: Set to `true` if the field must exist, and `false` if the field must not exist.
- Usage:
- `$exists: true` ensures that the field is present in the document.
- `$exists: false` ensures that the field is not present in the document.

2. `$ne`
- Purpose: The `$ne` operator stands for "not equal." It matches all documents where the
specified field's value is not equal to the provided value.
- Syntax:
{field: {$ne: <value>} }

- `<value>`: The value that the field should not be equal to.
- Usage:
- `$ne: <value>` ensures that the field's value does not equal `<value>`.

Query Explanation
The query you provided uses both operators to filter documents where the host has a picture
URL, and then projects specific fields from those documents.
Query:
db.listingsAndReviews.find(
{
"host.picture_url": { $exists: true, $ne: "" }
},
{
listing_url: 1,
name: 1,
address: 1,
"host.picture_url": 1
}
).pretty()

Detailed Breakdown:

1. Filter Condition:

{
"host.picture_url": { $exists: true, $ne: "" }
}

- "host.picture_url": This specifies the field we are checking within the `host` sub-
document.
- $exists: true: Ensures that the `host.picture_url` field exists in the document.
- For example, if a document has a `host` sub-document with a `picture_url` field, it will
pass this check.
- $ne: "": Ensures that the `host.picture_url` field is not an empty string.
- This means that even if the `picture_url` field exists, it must contain a non-empty string
to pass this check.
- Combined, this filter selects documents where the `host.picture_url` field both exists and
is not an empty string.

2. Projection:
{
listing_url: 1,
name: 1,
address: 1,
"host.picture_url": 1
}

- This part of the query specifies which fields to include in the result set.
- `1` indicates that the field should be included in the output.
- Fields included:
- `listing_url`
- `name`
- `address`
- `host.picture_url`
- Other fields in the documents will be excluded from the output.

3. .pretty() Method:
- The `.pretty()` method formats the output in a more readable way with proper indentation
and line breaks.

Example Walkthrough

Given the sample data:

json
{
"listing_url": "http://www.example.com/listing/123456",
"name": "Beautiful Apartment",
"address": {
"street": "123 Main Street",
"suburb": "Central",
"city": "Metropolis",
"country": "Wonderland"
},
"host": {
"name": "Alice",
"picture_url": "http://www.example.com/images/host/host123.jpg"
}
},
{
"listing_url": "http://www.example.com/listing/654321",
"name": "Cozy Cottage",
"address": {
"street": "456 Another St",
"suburb": "North",
"city": "Smallville",
"country": "Wonderland"
},
"host": {
"name": "Bob",
"picture_url": ""
}
},
{
"listing_url": "http://www.example.com/listing/789012",
"name": "Modern Condo",
"address": {
"street": "789 Side Road",
"suburb": "East",
"city": "Gotham",
"country": "Wonderland"
},
"host": {
"name": "Charlie",
"picture_url": "http://www.example.com/images/host/host789.jpg"
}
}

Running the query:


db.listingsAndReviews.find(
{
"host.picture_url": { $exists: true, $ne: "" }
},
{
listing_url: 1,
name: 1,
address: 1,
"host.picture_url": 1
}
).pretty()

Result:
This query will return:
json
{
"listing_url": "http://www.example.com/listing/123456",
"name": "Beautiful Apartment",
"address": {
"street": "123 Main Street",
"suburb": "Central",
"city": "Metropolis",
"country": "Wonderland"
},
"host": {
"picture_url": "http://www.example.com/images/host/host123.jpg"
}
},
{
"listing_url": "http://www.example.com/listing/789012",
"name": "Modern Condo",
"address": {
"street": "789 Side Road",
"suburb": "East",
"city": "Gotham",
"country": "Wonderland"
},
"host": {
"picture_url": "http://www.example.com/images/host/host789.jpg"
}
}

- Excluded:
- The document with `name: "Cozy Cottage"` because its `host.picture_url` field is an empty
string, failing the `$ne: ""` condition.

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