How do i put an index on an array element using Mongoose

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How do I index an array element in mongoose, this is what i am trying in my schema, but its not working

locations : [{ 
    loc: { type: [Number], index: '2d'}
 }]

walid · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-30 08:01:50Z

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[Number] means array of numbers.... If want an array with out define the type you can use Mixed type like this :

loc: { type: [], index: '2d'}

Or

loc: { type: Schema.Types.Mixed, index: '2d'}

And by the way this is a documentation for mongoose schema types

answered Apr 30, 2013 at 8:01

walid

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