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Full text search in mongodb in .net


I have to search contents in all documents in particular collection of mongodb in .net mvc . I have tried with mongodb shell by creating index successfully like here .

db.collection_name.createIndex( { subject: "text" } )

db.collection_name.find( { $text: { $search: "search_word" } } )

It works fine . but when i put it in .net that gives me error . I googled it and got following solution for indexing .

 collection.EnsureIndex(new IndexKeysBuilder().Ascending("subject"));

now how can i run this query db.collection_name.find( { $text: { $search: "coffee" } } ) .

I am trying in .net as following way .

collection.CreateIndex("subject":"text");

var query = collection.Find({ $text: { $search: "coffe" }}); 

but I am getting error on first line "represents text as series of unicode ....syntax error "

2nd line error "There is no argument given that corresponds to required formal parameters " And "unexpected character $ ".

any suggestion will be appreciated .


Solution

  • I could create text indexes with this command:

    collection.Indexes.CreateOne(Builders<searchFileByAuthor>.IndexKeys.Text(x=>x.subject));
    

    And than i could query index this way:

    collection.Find(Builders<searchFileByAuthor>.Filter.Text("coffe")).ToList();
    

    searchFileByAuthor is just my fake class with subject field:

    public class searchFileByAuthor
    {
        public int Id { get; set; } 
        public string subject { get; set; } 
    }