Mongodb + Mongoose: trying to add a sub-sub-item - mongodb

Question

Does this makes any sense when trying to add a sub-sub-item? (I'm new to mongo - be merciful :-))
question = db.questions.findOne({_id: ObjectId("529c5d44211c9a8c11000006")})
question.answers[0].votes.insert(...)
When I run this from the mongo console the result is an error saying [object object] does not have the method insert.
I have the following mongoDB Question Schema.
{
"__v" : 2,
"_creator" : ObjectId("529c5d2d211c9a8c11000005"),
"_id" : ObjectId("529c5d44211c9a8c11000006"),
"answers" : [
{
"postDate" : ISODate("2013-12-02T10:14:19.060Z"),
"postDateText" : "15min ago",
"authorEmail" : "guys#pix.com",
"authorName" : "guys#pix.com",
"body" : "You need magic powder",
"isWinner" : false,
"_creator" : ObjectId("529c5d2d211c9a8c11000005"),
"_id" : ObjectId("529c5d7b211c9a8c11000008"),
"votes" : [
{
"voteType" : "up",
"_creator" : ObjectId("529c5d2d211c9a8c11000005"),
"_id" : ObjectId("529c5d5b211c9a8c11000007")
}
]
}
],
"authorEmail" : "guys#wix.com",
"authorName" : "guys#wix.com",
"body" : "I'm trying to fly...\n\n<pre class=\"brush: js;\">\nfunction logName(name) {\n console.log(name);\n}\n</pre>",
"isResolved" : false,
"postDate" : ISODate("2013-12-02T10:13:24.235Z"),
"tags" : [
"fly"
],
"title" : "How do I fly?",
"views" : [],
"votes" : [
{
"voteType" : "up",
"_creator" : ObjectId("529c5d2d211c9a8c11000005"),
"_id" : ObjectId("529c5d5b211c9a8c11000007")
}
]
}
I'm trying, given a questionId and an answerId to add a vote to the votes array (which is inside the answer). I can't seem to do it. Help?

Answer 1

insert is for adding whole new documents; when you just want to add a new element to an array field of an existing document, you can use update along with an operator like $push.
So, in the shell you would use something like this:
db.questions.update(
{_id: ObjectId("529c5d44211c9a8c11000006")},
{'answers.0.votes': {$push: voteToPush}})