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IMongoCollectionExtensions.Distinct<TDocument, TField> Method (IMongoCollection<TDocument>, IClientSessionHandle, Expression<Func<TDocument, TField>>, Expression<Func<TDocument, Boolean>>, DistinctOptions, CancellationToken)

Gets the distinct values for a specified field.

Namespace:  MongoDB.Driver
Assembly:  MongoDB.Driver (in MongoDB.Driver.dll) Version: 2.6.0+Branch.origin/v2.6.x.Sha.593796a7b35dc59243383bcc684de296a5468f2e
Syntax
public static IAsyncCursor<TField> Distinct<TDocument, TField>(
	this IMongoCollection<TDocument> collection,
	IClientSessionHandle session,
	Expression<Func<TDocument, TField>> field,
	Expression<Func<TDocument, bool>> filter,
	DistinctOptions options = null,
	CancellationToken cancellationToken = null
)

Parameters

collection
Type: MongoDB.Driver.IMongoCollection<TDocument>
The collection.
session
Type: MongoDB.Driver.IClientSessionHandle
The session.
field
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<TDocument, TField>>
The field.
filter
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<TDocument, Boolean>>
The filter.
options (Optional)
Type: MongoDB.Driver.DistinctOptions
The options.
cancellationToken (Optional)
Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken
The cancellation token.

Type Parameters

TDocument
The type of the document.
TField
The type of the result.

Return Value

Type: IAsyncCursor<TField>
The distinct values for the specified field.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IMongoCollection<TDocument>. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
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