How to search embedded array - mongodb

Question

I want to get all matching values, using $elemMatch.
// create test data
db.foo.insert({values:[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]})
db.foo.find({},{
'values':{
'$elemMatch':{
'$gt':3
}
}
}) ;
My expecected result is {values:[3,4,5,6,7,8,9]} . but , really result is {values:[4]}.
I read mongo document , I understand this is specification.
How do I search for multi values ?
And more, I use 'skip' and 'limit'.
Any idea ?

Answer 1

Using Aggregation:
db.foo.aggregate([
{$unwind:"$values"},
{$match:{"values":{$gt:3}}},
{$group:{"_id":"$_id","values":{$push:"$values"}}}
])
You can add further filter condition in the $match, if you would like to.
You can't achieve this using an $elemMatch operator since, mongoDB doc says:
The $elemMatch projection operator limits the contents of an array
field that is included in the query results to contain only the array
element that matches the $elemMatch condition.
Note
The elements of the array are documents.

Answer 2

If you look carefully at the documentation on $elemMatch or the counterpart to query of the positional $ operator then you would see that only the "first" matched element is returned by this type of "projection".
What you are looking for is actually "manipulation" of the document contents where you want to "filter" the content of the array in the document rather than return the original or "matched" element, as there can be only one match.
For true "filtering" you need the aggregation framework, as there is more support there for document manipulation:
db.foo.aggregate([
// No point selecting documents that do not match your condition
{ "$match": { "values": { "$gt": 3 } } },
// Unwind the array to de-normalize as documents
{ "$unwind": "$values },
// Match to "filter" the array
{ "$match": { "values": { "$gt": 3 } } },
// Group by to the array form
{ "$group": {
"_id": "$_id",
"values": { "$push": "$values" }
}}
])
Or with modern versions of MongoDB from 2.6 and onwards, where the array values are "unique" you could do this:
db.foo.aggregate([
{ "$project": {
"values": {
"$setDifference": [
{ "$map": {
"input": "$values",
"as": "el",
"in": {
"$cond": [
{ "$gt": [ "$$el", 3 ] },
"$$el",
false
]
}
}},
[false]
]
}
}}
])