ObjectId.toString()
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ObjectId.toString()
Returns the string representation of the
ObjectId()
.
Example
The following example:
Generates a new
ObjectId()
and stores it in the variablemyObjectId
.Creates a string representation of
myObjectId
using thetoString()
method.Stores the string representation in the variable
myObjectIdString
.
Run the following commands in mongosh
:
myObjectId = ObjectId("507c7f79bcf86cd7994f6c0e") myObjectIdString = myObjectId.toString()
The operation returns the following string:
507c7f79bcf86cd7994f6c0e
To confirm the type of myObjectIdString
, use the typeof
JavaScript operator:
typeof myObjectIdString
The operation returns the following:
string