(MongoDB Java) $push into array

notorious.no picture notorious.no · Mar 15, 2013 · Viewed 36.6k times · Source

I'm using mongo 2.2.3 and the java driver. My dilemma, I have to $push a field and value into an array, but I cant seem to figure out how to do this. A sample of my data:

"_id" : 1,
"scores" : [
    {
        "type" : "homework",
        "score" : 78.97979
    },
    {
        "type" : "homework",
        "score" : 6.99
    },
    {
        "type" : "quiz",
        "score" : 99
    }
]

I can $push in the shell:

db.collection.update({_id:1},{$push:{scores:{type:"quiz", score:99}}})

but it's when I translate this into java I confuse my self and chuck my keyboard at a wall.

my java code (incomplete and wrong) so far:

DBObject find = new BasicDBObject("_id", 1);
DBObject push = new BasicDBObject("$push", new BasicDBObject(
                        "scores", new BasicDBObject()));

Answer

Lucas Zamboulis picture Lucas Zamboulis · Mar 15, 2013
DBObject listItem = new BasicDBObject("scores", new BasicDBObject("type","quiz").append("score",99));
DBObject updateQuery = new BasicDBObject("$push", listItem);
myCol.update(findQuery, updateQuery);