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[SOLVED] is it possible to use listDocuments with a wildcard collection ID ?

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_alnes_
5 Sep, 2023, 13:11

I have a database with dynamically created collections. Is it possible to search for properties in all collections in this database?

thanks alnes

TL;DR
The user is asking if it is possible to use a wildcard collection ID with the `listDocuments` function. The solution is to put all the data to be searched into one collection with no duplicates in the database. The user implemented a solution using a string array and queried the properties using `Query.search`. It works fine, but the user would have preferred to use `Query.equal` and go straight to the properties. However, searching in multiple collections with a wildcard collection ID is not currently possible. It is only possible to search in one collection.
ideclon
5 Sep, 2023, 14:54

No

joeyouss
5 Sep, 2023, 15:13

No, not currently. You can only search in one collection

Drake
5 Sep, 2023, 19:12

[SOLVED] is it possible to use listDocuments with a wildcard collection ID ?

Camo
5 Sep, 2023, 19:27

you can list all collections, then search in all collections and agregate the results

_alnes_
6 Sep, 2023, 12:11

That's what I thought too, it just doesn't seem too performant to me. Luckily, I found a solution to put all the data to be searched into one collection - with no duplicates in the database. But suffer with string array and then IDs there - is searched with Query.search. It works fine, I would have preferred to use Query.equal and go straight to the properties....

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