Is it possible to express the following SQL query in mongodb:
SELECT * FROM table AS t WHERE t.field1 > t.filed2;
edit:
To summarize:.
- using a third field storing "field1 - field2" is almost perfect, but requires a little extra maintenance.
- $where will load and eval in JavaScript and won't use any indexes. No good for large data.
- map/reduce has the same problem and will go trough all records even if we need only one
You can do this using $where:
db.coll.find( { $where: "this.field1 > this.field2" } );
But:
Javascript executes more slowly than
the native operators, but it is very flexible
If performance is an issue better to go with way suggested by @yi_H.
You could store in your document field1 - field2
as field3
, then search for { field3: { $gt: 0 } }
It also possible to get matching documents with mapreduce.
You can use a $where. Just be aware it will be fairly slow (has to execute Javascript code on every record) so combine with indexed queries if you can.
db.T.find( { $where: function() { return this.Grade1 > this.Grade2 } } );
or more compact:
db.T.find( { $where : "this.Grade1 > this.Grade2" } );