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Matheus Sousa
Matheus Sousa

Reputation: 43

Types for referencing another schema in mongoose

I would like to ask a question in this post but I don't have the need reputation to ask. So I created this post. The question is: Is possible to referencing other schema in mongoose using another variable type? (e.g. Number, String, etc). I know you need the ref flag in specification but I don't know if mongoose is limited to reference by only using Schema.Types.ObjectId type.

Any clarification will be greatly recieved!

Thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 71

Answers (1)

Montgomery Watts
Montgomery Watts

Reputation: 4034

Yes, it is possible to use types other than ObjectId for refs, but Mongoose recommends using ObjectIds unless you have a good reason to do otherwise.

From the documentation for Populate:

Note: ObjectId, Number, String, and Buffer are valid for use as refs. However, you should use ObjectId unless you are an advanced user and have a good reason for doing so.

Upvotes: 1

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