Fetching Specific Fields Using MongoDB Projections
MongoDB projections allow you to retrieve only the required fields from a document instead of fetching the entire document. This improves query performance by reducing data transfer and memory usage.
Best Approach
Use the find() method with a projection object to specify the required fields.
Syntax:
db.collection.find(query, { field1: 1, field2: 1, _id: 0 })
Example: Fetch Only name and age Fields from the users Collection
db.users.find({}, { name: 1, age: 1, _id: 0 })