Retrieve string data from binary field within mongo shell (using JavaScript)

[Anton Koval']

Hello,

I have some document which has binary field. This field contains a
string, encoded in utf-8.
Is it possible to retrieve this data within mongo shell?

thanks.

[Spencer Brody]

Unfortunately this is not possible right now.  In 1.9.1, just released yesterday, there are some functions for displaying binary data as a hex or base64 encoded string, but nothing for UTF-8.  Check out https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-3168 for more info.

Cheers,

-Spencer

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[Anton Koval']

Sad, but anyway - thanks for your answer.

On Jul 27, 8:33 pm, Spencer Brody <spen...@10gen.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately this is not possible right now.  In 1.9.1, just released
> yesterday, there are some functions for displaying binary data as a hex or

> base64 encoded string, but nothing for UTF-8.  Check outhttps://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-3168for more info.

[Spencer Brody]

If you think this would be a good feature to add to the shell, you could file a feature request at https://jira.mongodb.org and we'll add it to our backlog.  Or you could code it up submit a pull request for the patch!

-Spencer