CollectionReference

CollectionReference

A CollectionReference object can be used for adding documents, getting document references, and querying for documents (using the methods inherited from Query).

Constructor

new CollectionReference(firestore, path)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
firestore

The Firestore Database client.
path

The Path of this collection.
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Extends

Members

(readonly) firestore :Firestore

The Firestore instance for the Firestore database (useful for performing transactions, etc.).

Overrides:
Source:
Example
let collectionRef = firestore.collection('col');

collectionRef.add({foo: 'bar'}).then(documentReference => {
  let firestore = documentReference.firestore;
  console.log(`Root location for document is ${firestore.formattedName}`);
});

(readonly) id :string

The last path element of the referenced collection.

Source:
Example
let collectionRef = firestore.collection('col/doc/subcollection');
console.log(`ID of the subcollection: ${collectionRef.id}`);

(readonly) parent :DocumentReference

A reference to the containing Document if this is a subcollection, else null.

Source:
Example
let collectionRef = firestore.collection('col/doc/subcollection');
let documentRef = collectionRef.parent;
console.log(`Parent name: ${documentRef.path}`);

(readonly) path :string

A string representing the path of the referenced collection (relative to the root of the database).

Source:
Example
let collectionRef = firestore.collection('col/doc/subcollection');
console.log(`Path of the subcollection: ${collectionRef.path}`);

Methods

add(data) → {Promise.<DocumentReference>}

Add a new document to this collection with the specified data, assigning it a document ID automatically.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
data DocumentData

An Object containing the data for the new document.
Source:
Example
let collectionRef = firestore.collection('col');
collectionRef.add({foo: 'bar'}).then(documentReference => {
  console.log(`Added document with name: ${documentReference.id}`);
});

doc(documentPathopt) → {DocumentReference}

Gets a DocumentReference instance that refers to the document at the specified path. If no path is specified, an automatically-generated unique ID will be used for the returned DocumentReference.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
documentPath string <optional>

A slash-separated path to a document.
Source:
Example
let collectionRef = firestore.collection('col');
let documentRefWithName = collectionRef.doc('doc');
let documentRefWithAutoId = collectionRef.doc();
console.log(`Reference with name: ${documentRefWithName.path}`);
console.log(`Reference with auto-id: ${documentRefWithAutoId.path}`);

endAt(…fieldValuesOrDocumentSnapshot) → {Query}

Creates and returns a new Query that ends at the provided set of field values relative to the order of the query. The order of the provided values must match the order of the order by clauses of the query.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
fieldValuesOrDocumentSnapshot * | DocumentSnapshot <repeatable>

The snapshot of the document the query results should end at or the field values to end this query at, in order of the query's order by.
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col');

query.orderBy('foo').endAt(42).get().then(querySnapshot => {
  querySnapshot.forEach(documentSnapshot => {
    console.log(`Found document at ${documentSnapshot.ref.path}`);
  });
});

endBefore(…fieldValuesOrDocumentSnapshot) → {Query}

Creates and returns a new Query that ends before the set of field values relative to the order of the query. The order of the provided values must match the order of the order by clauses of the query.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
fieldValuesOrDocumentSnapshot * | DocumentSnapshot <repeatable>

The snapshot of the document the query results should end before or the field values to end this query before, in order of the query's order by.
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col');

query.orderBy('foo').endBefore(42).get().then(querySnapshot => {
  querySnapshot.forEach(documentSnapshot => {
    console.log(`Found document at ${documentSnapshot.ref.path}`);
  });
});

get() → {Promise.<QuerySnapshot>}

Executes the query and returns the results as a QuerySnapshot.

Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col').where('foo', '==', 'bar');

query.get().then(querySnapshot => {
  querySnapshot.forEach(documentSnapshot => {
    console.log(`Found document at ${documentSnapshot.ref.path}`);
  });
});

isEqual(other) → {boolean}

Returns true if this CollectionReference is equal to the provided value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
other *

The value to compare against.
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limit(limit) → {Query}

Creates and returns a new Query that's additionally limited to only return up to the specified number of documents.

This function returns a new (immutable) instance of the Query (rather than modify the existing instance) to impose the limit.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
limit number

The maximum number of items to return.
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col').where('foo', '>', 42);

query.limit(1).get().then(querySnapshot => {
  querySnapshot.forEach(documentSnapshot => {
    console.log(`Found document at ${documentSnapshot.ref.path}`);
  });
});

listDocuments() → {Promise.<Array.<DocumentReference>>}

Retrieves the list of documents in this collection.

The document references returned may include references to "missing documents", i.e. document locations that have no document present but which contain subcollections with documents. Attempting to read such a document reference (e.g. via .get() or .onSnapshot()) will return a DocumentSnapshot whose .exists property is false.

Source:
Example
let collectionRef = firestore.collection('col');

return collectionRef.listDocuments().then(documentRefs => {
   return firestore.getAll(documentRefs);
}).then(documentSnapshots => {
   for (let documentSnapshot of documentSnapshots) {
      if (documentSnapshot.exists) {
        console.log(`Found document with data: ${documentSnapshot.id}`);
      } else {
        console.log(`Found missing document: ${documentSnapshot.id}`);
      }
   }
});

offset(offset) → {Query}

Specifies the offset of the returned results.

This function returns a new (immutable) instance of the Query (rather than modify the existing instance) to impose the offset.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
offset number

The offset to apply to the Query results
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col').where('foo', '>', 42);

query.limit(10).offset(20).get().then(querySnapshot => {
  querySnapshot.forEach(documentSnapshot => {
    console.log(`Found document at ${documentSnapshot.ref.path}`);
  });
});

onSnapshot(onNext, onErroropt) → {function}

Attaches a listener for QuerySnapshot events.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
onNext querySnapshotCallback

A callback to be called every time a new QuerySnapshot is available.
onError errorCallback <optional>

A callback to be called if the listen fails or is cancelled. No further callbacks will occur.
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col').where('foo', '==', 'bar');

let unsubscribe = query.onSnapshot(querySnapshot => {
  console.log(`Received query snapshot of size ${querySnapshot.size}`);
}, err => {
  console.log(`Encountered error: ${err}`);
});

// Remove this listener.
unsubscribe();

orderBy(fieldPath, directionStropt) → {Query}

Creates and returns a new Query that's additionally sorted by the specified field, optionally in descending order instead of ascending.

This function returns a new (immutable) instance of the Query (rather than modify the existing instance) to impose the field mask.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
fieldPath string | FieldPath

The field to sort by.
directionStr string <optional>

Optional direction to sort by ('asc' or 'desc'). If not specified, order will be ascending.
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col').where('foo', '>', 42);

query.orderBy('foo', 'desc').get().then(querySnapshot => {
  querySnapshot.forEach(documentSnapshot => {
    console.log(`Found document at ${documentSnapshot.ref.path}`);
  });
});

select(…fieldPaths) → {Query}

Creates and returns a new Query instance that applies a field mask to the result and returns only the specified subset of fields. You can specify a list of field paths to return, or use an empty list to only return the references of matching documents.

This function returns a new (immutable) instance of the Query (rather than modify the existing instance) to impose the field mask.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
fieldPaths string | FieldPath <repeatable>

The field paths to return.
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let collectionRef = firestore.collection('col');
let documentRef = collectionRef.doc('doc');

return documentRef.set({x:10, y:5}).then(() => {
  return collectionRef.where('x', '>', 5).select('y').get();
}).then((res) => {
  console.log(`y is ${res.docs[0].get('y')}.`);
});

startAfter(…fieldValuesOrDocumentSnapshot) → {Query}

Creates and returns a new Query that starts after the provided set of field values relative to the order of the query. The order of the provided values must match the order of the order by clauses of the query.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
fieldValuesOrDocumentSnapshot * | DocumentSnapshot <repeatable>

The snapshot of the document the query results should start after or the field values to start this query after, in order of the query's order by.
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col');

query.orderBy('foo').startAfter(42).get().then(querySnapshot => {
  querySnapshot.forEach(documentSnapshot => {
    console.log(`Found document at ${documentSnapshot.ref.path}`);
  });
});

startAt(…fieldValuesOrDocumentSnapshot) → {Query}

Creates and returns a new Query that starts at the provided set of field values relative to the order of the query. The order of the provided values must match the order of the order by clauses of the query.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
fieldValuesOrDocumentSnapshot * | DocumentSnapshot <repeatable>

The snapshot of the document the query results should start at or the field values to start this query at, in order of the query's order by.
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col');

query.orderBy('foo').startAt(42).get().then(querySnapshot => {
  querySnapshot.forEach(documentSnapshot => {
    console.log(`Found document at ${documentSnapshot.ref.path}`);
  });
});

stream() → {Stream.<QueryDocumentSnapshot>}

Executes the query and streams the results as QueryDocumentSnapshots.

Overrides:
Source:
Example
let query = firestore.collection('col').where('foo', '==', 'bar');

let count = 0;

query.stream().on('data', (documentSnapshot) => {
  console.log(`Found document with name '${documentSnapshot.id}'`);
  ++count;
}).on('end', () => {
  console.log(`Total count is ${count}`);
});

where(fieldPath, opStr, value) → {Query}

Creates and returns a new Query with the additional filter that documents must contain the specified field and that its value should satisfy the relation constraint provided.

Returns a new Query that constrains the value of a Document property.

This function returns a new (immutable) instance of the Query (rather than modify the existing instance) to impose the filter.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
fieldPath string | FieldPath

The name of a property value to compare.
opStr string

A comparison operation in the form of a string (e.g., "<").
value *

The value to which to compare the field for inclusion in a query.
Overrides:
Source:
Example
let collectionRef = firestore.collection('col');

collectionRef.where('foo', '==', 'bar').get().then(querySnapshot => {
  querySnapshot.forEach(documentSnapshot => {
    console.log(`Found document at ${documentSnapshot.ref.path}`);
  });
});