MongoDB |> How to Select a Single Field for All Documents in a MongoDB Collection

db.inventory.find( { type: 'food' }, { item: 1, qty: 1 } )

In above example from the folks at Mongo, the returned documents will contain only the fields of item, qty, and _id.

db.inventory.find( { type: 'food' }, { item: 1, qty: 0 } )

In above example from the folks at Mongo, the returned documents will contain only the fields of item, and _id.

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References:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25589113/how-to-select-a-single-field-for-all-documents-in-a-mongodb-collection
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25589113/how-to-select-a-single-field-for-all-documents-in-a-mongodb-collection