I want to query my MongoDB collection without any filter with MongoDB .NET Driver 2.0 but I didn't find a way. I have the following workaround but it looks weird :D
var filter = Builders<FooBar>.Filter.Exists(x => x.Id);
var fooBars = await _fooBarCollection.Find(filter)
.Skip(0)
.Limit(100)
.ToListAsync();
Is there a way to issue queries without a filter in MongoDB .NET Driver 2.0?
You can't use Find
without a filter.
You can however use a filter that passes everything:
var findFluent = await _fooBarCollection.Find(_ => true);
Or you can use an empty document which is equivalent:
var findFluent = await _fooBarCollection.Find(new BsonDocument());
They have also added an empty filter but it will only be available in newer versions of the driver:
var findFluent = await _fooBarCollection.Find(Builders<FooBar>.Filter.Empty);
FindAll() is the part of MongoDB 1x series driver. to get the same functionality in 2x series driver use find() with empty BSON Document.
var list = await collection.Find(new BsonDocument()).ToListAsync();
foreach (var dox in list)
{
Console.WriteLine(dox);
}
Reference
It works for me
public class TestProductContext
{
MongoClient _client;
IMongoDatabase _db;
public TestProductContext()
{
_client = new MongoClient("mongodb://localhost:27017");
_db = _client.GetDatabase("EmployeeDB");
}
public IMongoCollection<Product> Products => _db.GetCollection<Product>("Products");
}
public class DataAccess
{
private TestProductContext _testProductContext;
public DataAccess(TestProductContext testProductContext)
{
_testProductContext = testProductContext;
}
public List<Product> GetProducts()
{
List<Product> pto = new List<Product>();
var cursor = _testProductContext.Products.Find(new BsonDocument()).ToCursor();
foreach (var document in cursor.ToEnumerable())
{
pto.Add(document);
}
}
}