get max value in mongoose

Question

how to get maximum value in mongoose query . in SQL it is easy

SELECT MAX(LAST_MOD) FROM table1
Where field1=1

i want Equivalent of above

Answer 1

I couldn't get the other answers to work. Perhaps I'm using a newer version of Mongoose (mongoose@3.0.1).

This worked for me:

Table1.findOne()
    .where({field1: 1})
    .sort('-LAST_MOD')
    .exec(function(err, doc)
    {
        var max = doc.LAST_MOD;
        // ...
    }
);