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Definition

$map

Applies an expression to each item in an array and returns an array with the applied results.

The $map expression has the following syntax:

{ $map: { input: <expression>, as: <string>, in: <expression> } }
FieldSpecification
inputAn expression that resolves to an array.
asOptional. A name for the variable that represents each individual element of the input array. If no name is specified, the variable name defaults to this.
inAn expression that is applied to each element of the input array. The expression references each element individually with the variable name specified in as.

For more information on expressions, see Expressions.

Examples

Add to Each Element of an Array

In mongosh, create a sample collection named grades with the following documents:

db.grades.insertMany( [
  { quizzes: [ 5, 6, 7 ] },
  { quizzes: [ ] },
  { quizzes: [ 3, 8, 9 ] }
] )

The following aggregation operation uses $map with the $add expression to increment each element in the quizzes array by 2.

db.grades.aggregate( [
   {
      $project: {
         adjustedGrades: {
           $map: {
             input: "$quizzes",
             as: "grade",
             in: { $add: [ "$$grade", 2 ] }
           }
         }
      }
   }
 ] )

This operation returns the following results:

[
  {
    _id: ObjectId("6390b8f7237da390c6869a62"),
    adjustedGrades: [ 7, 8, 9 ]
  },
  {
    _id: ObjectId("6390b8f7237da390c6869a63"),
    adjustedGrades: []
  },
  {
    _id: ObjectId("6390b8f7237da390c6869a64"),
    adjustedGrades: [ 5, 10, 11 ]
  }
]

Truncate Each Array Element

In mongosh, create a sample collection named deliveries with the following documents:

db.deliveries.insertMany( [
  {
    "city" : "Bakersfield",
    "distances" : [ 34.57, 81.96, 44.24 ]
  },
  {
    "city" : "Barstow",
    "distances" : [ 73.28, 9.67, 124.36 ]
  },
  {
    "city" : "San Bernadino",
    "distances" : [ 16.04, 3.25, 6.82 ]
  }
] )

The following aggregation operation uses $map to truncate each element in the distances array to its integer.

db.deliveries.aggregate( [
   {
      $project: {
         city: "$city",
         integerValues: {
            $map: {
               input: "$distances",
               as: "decimalValue",
               in: { $trunc: "$$decimalValue" }
            }
         }
      }
   }
 ] )

This operation returns the following results:

[
  {
    _id: ObjectId("6390b9b1237da390c6869a65"),
    city: 'Bakersfield',
    integerValues: [ 34, 81, 44 ]
  },
  {
    _id: ObjectId("6390b9b1237da390c6869a66"),
    city: 'Barstow',
    integerValues: [ 73, 9, 124 ]
  },
  {
    _id: ObjectId("6390b9b1237da390c6869a67"),
    city: 'San Bernadino',
    integerValues: [ 16, 3, 6 ]
  }
]

Convert Celsius Temperatures to Fahrenheit

In mongosh, create a sample collection named temperatures with the following documents:

db.temperatures.insertMany( [
  {
    "date" : ISODate("2019-06-23"),
    "tempsC" : [ 4, 12, 17 ]
  },
  {
    "date" : ISODate("2019-07-07"),
    "tempsC" : [ 14, 24, 11 ]
  },
  {
    "date" : ISODate("2019-10-30"),
    "tempsC" : [ 18, 6, 8 ]
  }
] )

The following aggregation operation uses the $addFields stage to add a new field to the documents called tempsF which contains Fahrenheit equivalents of the elements in the tempsC array. To convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit, the operation uses $map to $multiply the Celsius values by 9/5 and then $add 32.

 db.temperatures.aggregate( [
   {
      $addFields: {
         "tempsF": {
            $map: {
               input: "$tempsC",
               as: "tempInCelsius",
               in: {
                  $add: [ { $multiply: [ "$$tempInCelsius", 9/5 ] }, 32 ]
               }
            }
          }
      }
    }
] )

This operation returns the following results:

[
  {
    _id: ObjectId("6390ba11237da390c6869a68"),
    date: ISODate("2019-06-23T00:00:00.000Z"),
    tempsC: [ 4, 12, 17 ],
    tempsF: [ 39.2, 53.6, 62.6 ]
  },
  {
    _id: ObjectId("6390ba11237da390c6869a69"),
    date: ISODate("2019-07-07T00:00:00.000Z"),
    tempsC: [ 14, 24, 11 ],
    tempsF: [ 57.2, 75.2, 51.8 ]
  },
  {
    _id: ObjectId("6390ba11237da390c6869a6a"),
    date: ISODate("2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z"),
    tempsC: [ 18, 6, 8 ],
    tempsF: [ 64.4, 42.8, 46.4 ]
  }
]

Learn More

To learn more about expressions used in the previous examples, see: