Text search with text indexes in MongoDB - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to create a text index on the 'description' field.

MongoDB

db.products.createIndex({ description: [1] })

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A"text"

B-1

C1

D"index"

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 1 or -1 instead of "text" for the index type.

Using "index" which is not a valid index type.

To enable text search on a field, you create a text index by specifying the value "text" for that field.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to perform a text search for the word 'coffee' in the 'products' collection.

MongoDB

db.products.find({ $[1]: { $search: "coffee" } })

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Asearch

Bmatch

Ctext

Dfilter

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using $match or $search instead of $text.

Omitting the dollar sign before the operator.

The $text operator is used to perform text search queries in MongoDB.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the query to search for 'tea' and sort results by text score.

MongoDB

db.products.find({ $text: { $search: "tea" } }).sort({ [1]: { $meta: "textScore" } })

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Atext_score

Bscore

CtextScore

DscoreText

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'textScore' or other incorrect field names instead of 'score'.

Not using $meta operator inside sort.

When sorting by text score, the field name must be the same as used in projection, typically 'score'.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to project the text score and sort results by it.

MongoDB

db.products.find({ $text: { $search: "juice" } }, { [1]: { $meta: "textScore" } }).sort({ [2]: { $meta: "textScore" } })

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Ascore

BtextScore

Crating

Dpopularity

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using different field names for projection and sorting.

Using fields unrelated to text score like 'rating' or 'popularity'.

The text score field is named 'score' and must be used both in projection and sorting with $meta "textScore".

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a text index on 'title' and 'content', search for 'summer', and project the text score.

MongoDB

db.articles.createIndex({ [1]: "text", [2]: "text" });
db.articles.find({ $text: { $search: "summer" } }, { [3]: { $meta: "textScore" } })

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Atitle

Bcontent

Cscore

Dauthor

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using wrong field names for index or projection.

Forgetting to specify "text" as the index type.

Create a text index on 'title' and 'content' fields, then project the text score as 'score' in the find query.

Practice

1. What is the main purpose of creating a text index in MongoDB?

easy

A. To store large text files efficiently

B. To speed up searching for words in text fields

C. To encrypt text fields for security

D. To sort documents by text fields alphabetically

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand what a text index does

   A text index allows MongoDB to quickly search for words inside text fields instead of scanning all documents.

2. Step 2: Compare options with the purpose

   Only To speed up searching for words in text fields matches the purpose of speeding up word searches. Other options describe unrelated features.

3. Final Answer:

   To speed up searching for words in text fields -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Text index purpose = speed up word search [OK]

Hint: Text indexes help find words fast in text fields [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing text index with sorting index
• Thinking text index encrypts data
• Assuming text index stores files

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to create a text index on the field description in MongoDB?

easy

A. db.collection.createIndex({ description: 1 })

B. db.collection.createIndex({ description: 'string' })

C. db.collection.createTextIndex({ description: 1 })

D. db.collection.createIndex({ description: 'text' })

Solution

1. Step 1: Recall the syntax for text index creation

   The correct syntax uses createIndex with the field set to the string 'text'.

2. Step 2: Check each option

   db.collection.createIndex({ description: 'text' }) matches the correct syntax. db.collection.createIndex({ description: 'string' }) uses 'string' which is invalid. db.collection.createTextIndex({ description: 1 }) uses a non-existent method. db.collection.createIndex({ description: 1 }) creates a normal ascending index, not text.

3. Final Answer:

   db.collection.createIndex({ description: 'text' }) -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Text index syntax = createIndex({field: 'text'}) [OK]

Hint: Use createIndex with 'text' to make text indexes [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using 'string' instead of 'text'
• Using createTextIndex method (doesn't exist)
• Creating normal indexes instead of text indexes

3. Given a collection with a text index on the field content, what will the following query return?

db.articles.find({ $text: { $search: "mongodb tutorial" } })

medium

A. Documents containing either 'mongodb' or 'tutorial' in the content field

B. Documents containing both words 'mongodb' and 'tutorial' in the content field

C. Documents containing the exact phrase 'mongodb tutorial' only

D. Documents sorted alphabetically by content

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand $text and $search behavior

   The $search operator looks for documents containing any of the words listed, not necessarily all or exact phrases.

2. Step 2: Analyze the options

   Documents containing either 'mongodb' or 'tutorial' in the content field correctly states it returns documents containing either word. Documents containing both words 'mongodb' and 'tutorial' in the content field requires both words, which is not default. Documents containing the exact phrase 'mongodb tutorial' only requires exact phrase, which needs quotes. Documents sorted alphabetically by content is unrelated.

3. Final Answer:

   Documents containing either 'mongodb' or 'tutorial' in the content field -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   $search finds any listed words by default [OK]

Hint: By default, $search matches any listed words [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Assuming $search matches all words by default
• Thinking $search matches exact phrases without quotes
• Confusing search results with sorting

4. You run this query but get an error:

db.posts.find({ $text: { $search: "database" } })

What is the most likely cause?

medium

A. The query syntax requires parentheses

B. The $search operator is misspelled

C. No text index exists on the collection

D. The field name 'database' is invalid

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand requirements for $text queries

   MongoDB requires a text index on at least one field to use $text queries without error.

2. Step 2: Check the options for likely causes

   No text index exists on the collection correctly identifies missing text index as the cause. Other options describe syntax or spelling errors which are not present.

3. Final Answer:

   No text index exists on the collection -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   $text query needs text index [OK]

Hint: Ensure text index exists before using $text queries [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Ignoring the need for a text index
• Thinking $search syntax is wrong
• Assuming field names cause $text errors

5. You want to find documents that contain the exact phrase "fast search" in the summary field which has a text index. Which query will correctly do this?

hard

A. db.collection.find({ $text: { $search: '"fast search"' } })

B. db.collection.find({ $text: { $search: 'fast search' } })

C. db.collection.find({ summary: { $regex: 'fast search' } })

D. db.collection.find({ $text: { $search: '\"fast search\"' } })

Solution

1. Step 1: Recall how to search exact phrases with $text

   Exact phrase search requires double quotes around the phrase inside the $search string.

2. Step 2: Evaluate each option

   db.collection.find({ $text: { $search: '"fast search"' } }) correctly uses single quotes outside and double quotes inside to search exact phrase. db.collection.find({ $text: { $search: 'fast search' } }) searches words separately. db.collection.find({ summary: { $regex: 'fast search' } }) uses regex, not text search. db.collection.find({ $text: { $search: '\"fast search\"' } }) escapes quotes incorrectly.

3. Final Answer:

   db.collection.find({ $text: { $search: '"fast search"' } }) -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Exact phrase search = double quotes inside $search string [OK]

Hint: Use double quotes inside $search string for exact phrase [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Not using quotes for exact phrase
• Using regex instead of text search
• Incorrectly escaping quotes