cakephp - How do I do a LIKE in mongoDB? -

cakephp - How do I do a LIKE in mongoDB? -

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how query mongodb “like”? 18 answers

db.courses.find({"course_number":"/^afprl/"}) returns nothing.

the next db entry. forgive me i'm new mongodb. believe i'm trying perform equivalent of operation in mysql?

{ _id: objectid("51072be2f046ed1c0e000000"), course_number: "afprl 100.00", room: "hw  215", }

the regular look not string. should be

db.courses.find({"course_number": /^afprl/})

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