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= distinct() =
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[[MongoDB Driver Function Reference]]


Returns a distinct version of the input result set.


[[[@cG

<cursor>.distinct([<field>[,...]])

]]]


**Arguments**

[[[@w

|@t0@r0@c0 <cursor> | | A result set. |
| <field> | | A field name. |

]]]


**Returns**

[[[@w

Returns a result set (cursor).

]]]


**Example**

[[[@cw

db.employees.find().select(age).distinct();

]]]

Returns a distinct list of ages in the //employee// collection.







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