t = db.jstests_pull; t.drop(); t.save( { a: [ 1, 2, 3 ] } ); t.update( {}, { $pull: { a: 2 } } ); t.update( {}, { $pull: { a: 6 } } ); assert.eq( [ 1, 3 ], t.findOne().a ); t.drop(); t.save( { a: [ 1, 2, 3 ] } ); t.update( {}, { $pull: { a: 2 } } ); t.update( {}, { $pull: { a: 2 } } ); assert.eq( [ 1, 3 ], t.findOne().a ); t.drop(); t.save( { a: [ 2 ] } ); t.update( {}, { $pull: { a: 2 } } ); t.update( {}, { $pull: { a: 6 } } ); assert.eq( [], t.findOne().a ); // SERVER-6047: $pull creates empty nested docs for dotted fields // that don't exist. t.drop() t.save({ m : 1 } ); t.update( { m : 1 }, { $pull : { 'a.b' : [ 1 ] } } ); assert( ('a' in t.findOne()) == false ); // Non-obvious bit: the implementation of non-in-place update // might do different things depending on whether the "new" field // comes before or after existing fields in the document. // So for now it's worth testing that too. Sorry, future; blame the past. t.update( { m : 1 }, { $pull : { 'x.y' : [ 1 ] } } ); assert( ('z' in t.findOne()) == false ); // End SERVER-6047