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cursor.hint()¶
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Definition¶
-
cursor.
hint
(index)¶ Call this method on a query to override MongoDB’s default index selection and query optimization process. Use
db.collection.getIndexes()
to return the list of current indexes on a collection.The
cursor.hint()
method has the following parameter:Parameter Type Description index
string or document The index to “hint” or force MongoDB to use when performing the query. Specify the index either by the index name or by the index specification document.
See
Indexing Tutorials for information.