$gte
The $gte operator retrieves documents where the value of a field is greater than or equal to a specified value
$gte
The $gte operator retrieves documents where the value of a field is greater than or equal to a specified value. The $gte operator retrieves documents that meet a minimum threshold for the value of a field.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
field | The field in the document you want to compare |
value | The value that the field should be greater than |
Examples
Consider this sample document from the stores collection.
{
"_id": "0fcc0bf0-ed18-4ab8-b558-9848e18058f4",
"name": "First Up Consultants | Beverage Shop - Satterfieldmouth",
"location": {
"lat": -89.2384,
"lon": -46.4012
},
"staff": {
"totalStaff": {
"fullTime": 8,
"partTime": 20
}
},
"sales": {
"totalSales": 75670,
"salesByCategory": [
{
"categoryName": "Wine Accessories",
"totalSales": 34440
},
{
"categoryName": "Bitters",
"totalSales": 39496
},
{
"categoryName": "Rum",
"totalSales": 1734
}
]
},
"promotionEvents": [
{
"eventName": "Unbeatable Bargain Bash",
"promotionalDates": {
"startDate": {
"Year": 2024,
"Month": 6,
"Day": 23
},
"endDate": {
"Year": 2024,
"Month": 7,
"Day": 2
}
},
"discounts": [
{
"categoryName": "Whiskey",
"discountPercentage": 7
},
{
"categoryName": "Bitters",
"discountPercentage": 15
},
{
"categoryName": "Brandy",
"discountPercentage": 8
},
{
"categoryName": "Sports Drinks",
"discountPercentage": 22
},
{
"categoryName": "Vodka",
"discountPercentage": 19
}
]
},
{
"eventName": "Steal of a Deal Days",
"promotionalDates": {
"startDate": {
"Year": 2024,
"Month": 9,
"Day": 21
},
"endDate": {
"Year": 2024,
"Month": 9,
"Day": 29
}
},
"discounts": [
{
"categoryName": "Organic Wine",
"discountPercentage": 19
},
{
"categoryName": "White Wine",
"discountPercentage": 20
},
{
"categoryName": "Sparkling Wine",
"discountPercentage": 19
},
{
"categoryName": "Whiskey",
"discountPercentage": 17
},
{
"categoryName": "Vodka",
"discountPercentage": 23
}
]
}
]
}Example 1: Find a store with sales >= $35,000
To retrieve a store with at least $35,000 in sales, first run a query using the $gte operator on the sales.totalSales field. Then project only the name of the store and its total sales and limit the result set to one document.
db.stores.find({
"sales.totalSales": {
$gte: 35000
}
}, {
name: 1,
"sales.totalSales": 1
}, {
limit: 1
})The first result returned by this query is:
[
{
"_id": "2cf3f885-9962-4b67-a172-aa9039e9ae2f",
"name": "First Up Consultants | Bed and Bath Center - South Amir",
"sales": { "totalSales": 37701 }
}
]Example 2: Find a store with 12 or more full-time staff
To retrieve a store with at least 12 full time staff, first run a query with the $gte operator on the staff.totalStaff.fullTime field. Then, project only the name and full time staff count and limit the results to a single document from the result set.
db.stores.find({
"staff.totalStaff.fullTime": {
$gte: 12
}
}, {
name: 1,
"staff.totalStaff.fullTime": 1
}, {
limit: 1
})The first result returned by this query is:
[
{
"_id": "2cf3f885-9962-4b67-a172-aa9039e9ae2f",
"name": "First Up Consultants | Bed and Bath Center - South Amir",
"staff": { "totalStaff": { "fullTime": 18 } }
}
]Example 3: Find promotion events with a discount percentage greater than or equal to 15% for Laptops
To find two stores with promotions with a discount of at least 15% for laptops, first run a query to filter stores with laptop promotions. Then use the $gte operator on the discountPercentage field. Lastly, project only the name of the store and limit the results to two documents from the result set.
db.stores.find({
"promotionEvents.discounts": {
$elemMatch: {
categoryName: "Laptops",
discountPercentage: {
$gte: 15
}
}
}
}, {
name: 1
}, {
limit: 2
})The first two results returned by this query are:
[
{
"_id": "60e43617-8d99-4817-b1d6-614b4a55c71e",
"name": "Wide World Importers | Electronics Emporium - North Ayanashire"
},
{
"_id": "3c441d5a-c9ad-47f4-9abc-ac269ded44ff",
"name": "Contoso, Ltd. | Electronics Corner - New Kiera"
}
]