$strcasecmp Operator in MongoDB

$strcasecmp Operator in MongoDB

The $strcasecmp operator in MongoDB is used to compare two strings. It is a string expression operator used in the aggregation pipeline to perform case-insensitive string comparisons....

Syntax

{ $strcasecmp: [ , ] }...

MongoDB $strcasecmp Operator Examples

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KeyTakeAways About MongoDB strcasecmp Operator

The MongoDB $strcasecmp operator is used in the aggregation pipeline stages to perform a case-insensitive comparison of two strings. It returns 1 if the first string is “greater than” the second string, 0 if the two strings are equal, and -1 if the first string is “less than” the second string. The operator is useful for scenarios where case sensitivity is not required, and a simple string comparison is needed. $strcasecmp internally capitalizes strings before comparing them to provide a case-insensitive comparison. It may not make sense when applied to glyphs outside the Roman alphabet....