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How to create new Mongo ObjectId


I am trying to generate a new Mongo ObjectId object for future use:

var objectId = new Mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId();

But keep getting:

{
  "instance": "ObjectID",
  "validators": [],
  "setters": [],
  "getters": [],
  "_index": null
}

How can I actually generate a unique ObjectId without creating any schemas?


Solution

  • Solved my issue:

    var objectId = new Mongoose.Types.ObjectId();
    

    Hope it would be helpful to someone else.