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Databases Mongo Basics Getting Started With MongoDB Review: Documents

Posted by DEVSUNILPRASAD SANDIPAM
DEVSUNILPRASAD SANDIPAM
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What are Mongo Field types?

How many types of Field Types are there in Mongo?

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Priyajot Syan
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Priyajot Syan
Priyajot Syan
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Mongo data types are of BSON format. As of version 4.0 there are 21 bson types out of which 3 have been deprecated Commonly used are: 1.) ObjectId - 12 byte unique ID 2.) Double - to store float 3.) Integer - to store integers 4.) Date - to store date or time 5.) Timestamp - to store unique timestamps in seconds 6.) Null - to store null values 7.) Boolean - to store true/false 8.) Object - for adding documents in documents (Embedded Documents) 9.) String - for storing String values 10.) Array - to store arrays