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Retrieve Distinct Values of a Field

You can retrieve a list of distinct values for a field across a collection by using the Distinct() method.

Example

Tip

Read the Usage Examples to learn how to run this example.

The following example performs the following on the movies collection:

  • Matches documents in which the directors contains "Natalie Portman"

  • Returns distinct values of the title from the matched documents

coll := client.Database("sample_mflix").Collection("movies")
filter := bson.D{{"directors", "Natalie Portman"}}
results, err := coll.Distinct(context.TODO(), "title", filter)
if err != nil {
	panic(err)
}

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Expected Result

After you run the full example, it returns an empty slice of an interface type that contains the following values:

 A Tale of Love and Darkness
 New York, I Love You

Additional Information

To learn more about retrieving distinct values, see Retrieve Distinct Values.

API Documentation

Distinct()

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