How to query MongoDB with “like”?

Question

I want to query something with SQL\'s like query:

SELECT * FROM users  WHERE name LIKE \'%m%\'

How to do I achieve the same in

Answer 1

Regex are expensive are process.

Another way is to create an index of text and then search it using $search.

Create a text Index of fields you want to make searchable:

db.collection.createIndex({name: 'text', otherField: 'text'});

Search for a string in text index:

db.collection.find({
  '$text'=>{'$search': "The string"}
})