Mongoose delete array element in document and save
You can also do the update directly in MongoDB without having to load the document and modify it using code. Use the $pull
or $pullAll
operators to remove the item from the array :
Favorite.updateOne({ cn: req.params.name }, {
$pullAll: {
favorites: req.params.deleteUid,
},
});
To remove objects from array then
Favorite.updateOne({ cn: req.params.name }, {
$pullAll: {
favorites: [{_id: req.params.deleteUid}],
},
});
(you can also use updateMany for multiple documents)
http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/operator/update/pullAll/
The checked answer does work but officially in MongooseJS latest, you should use pull.
doc.subdocs.push({ _id: 4815162342 }) // added
doc.subdocs.pull({ _id: 4815162342 }) // removed
https://mongoosejs.com/docs/api.html#mongoosearray_MongooseArray-pull
I was just looking that up too.
See Daniel's answer for the correct answer. Much better.
Answers above are shown how to remove an array and here is how to pull an object from an array.
Reference: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/operator/update/pull/
db.survey.update( // select your doc in moongo
{ }, // your query, usually match by _id
{ $pull: { results: { $elemMatch: { score: 8 , item: "B" } } } }, // item(s) to match from array you want to pull/remove
{ multi: true } // set this to true if you want to remove multiple elements.
)
Since favorites is an array, you just need to splice it off and save the document.
var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
Schema = mongoose.Schema;
var favorite = new Schema({
cn: String,
favorites: Array
});
module.exports = mongoose.model('Favorite', favorite);
exports.deleteFavorite = function (req, res, next) {
if (req.params.callback !== null) {
res.contentType = 'application/javascript';
}
// Changed to findOne instead of find to get a single document with the favorites.
Favorite.findOne({cn: req.params.name}, function (error, doc) {
if (error) {
res.send(null, 500);
} else if (doc) {
var records = {'records': doc};
// find the delete uid in the favorites array
var idx = doc.favorites ? doc.favorites.indexOf(req.params.deleteUid) : -1;
// is it valid?
if (idx !== -1) {
// remove it from the array.
doc.favorites.splice(idx, 1);
// save the doc
doc.save(function(error) {
if (error) {
console.log(error);
res.send(null, 500);
} else {
// send the records
res.send(records);
}
});
// stop here, otherwise 404
return;
}
}
// send 404 not found
res.send(null, 404);
});
};
This is working for me and really very helpful.
SubCategory.update({ _id: { $in:
arrOfSubCategory.map(function (obj) {
return mongoose.Types.ObjectId(obj);
})
} },
{
$pull: {
coupon: couponId,
}
}, { multi: true }, function (err, numberAffected) {
if(err) {
return callback({
error:err
})
}
})
});
I have a model which name is SubCategory
and I want to remove Coupon from this category Array. I have an array of categories so I have used arrOfSubCategory
. So I fetch each array of object from this array with map function with the help of $in
operator.