mongoose populate field without ref option

node.js mongodb mongoose

Conversation.find().populate('creator', null, 'User2').exec(callback)

The docs aren't clear. Will update soon.

Also, the syntax for this will be simpler in v3.6.

node.js mongodb mongoose

As of 27th March 2019 the way to do so is:

1) Setting the field you want to populate as a ObjectId without providing a ref.

var eventSchema = new Schema({  name: String,  // The id of the corresponding conversation  // Notice there's no ref here!  conversation: ObjectId});

2) While making the query pass the model for the schema along with the query:

Event.  find().  populate({ path: 'conversation', model: Conversation }).  exec(function(error, docs) { /* ... */ });

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