t = db.factories t.drop() t.insert( { name: "xyz", metro: { city: "New York", state: "NY" } } ) t.ensureIndex( { metro : 1 } ) assert( db.factories.find().count() ) assert( db.factories.find( { metro: { city: "New York", state: "NY" } } ).count() ) assert( db.factories.find( { metro: { city: "New York", state: "NY" } } ).explain().cursor == "BtreeCursor metro_1" ) assert( db.factories.find( { metro: { $gte : { city: "New York" } } } ).explain().cursor == "BtreeCursor metro_1" ) assert( db.factories.find( { metro: { $gte : { city: "New York" } } } ).count() == 1 )