Storing array with Doctrine and MongoDB

Question

How can I store an array with Doctrine and Mongo DB?

I do not want reference document, only array.

Example:

Type[ 
     Type1,
     Type2,
           


        

Answer 1

You can use mongo types hash or collection as your need.

Hash : Stores and retrieves the value as associative array.

Collection : Stores and retrieves the value as numeric indexed array.

For example:

use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations as MongoDB;

class Category
{
    /**
     * @MongoDB\Field(name="tags", type="collection")
     */
    private $tags;

    /**
     * @MongoDB\Field(name="country_wise_total_count", type="hash")
     */
    private $country_wise_total_count;
}

The data is stored such as :

"tags": [
    "man",
    "boy",
    "male",
    "sandal",
    "cloth",
    "army boots",
    "boots",
    "sport shoes",
    "school",
    "casual",
    "office"
  ],

"country_wise_total_count": {
     "NP": NumberInt(7),
     "US" : NumberInt(10)
  }