FindAll in MongoDB .NET Driver 2.0

Question

I want to query my MongoDB collection without any filter with MongoDB .NET Driver 2.0 but I didn't find a way. I have the following workaround but it looks weird :D

var filter = Builders<FooBar>.Filter.Exists(x => x.Id);
var fooBars = await _fooBarCollection.Find(filter)
    .Skip(0)
    .Limit(100)
    .ToListAsync();

Is there a way to issue queries without a filter in MongoDB .NET Driver 2.0?

Answer 1

You can't use Find without a filter.

You can however use a filter that passes everything:

var findFluent = await _fooBarCollection.Find(_ => true);

Or you can use an empty document which is equivalent:

var findFluent = await _fooBarCollection.Find(new BsonDocument());

They have also added an empty filter but it will only be available in newer versions of the driver:

var findFluent = await _fooBarCollection.Find(Builders<FooBar>.Filter.Empty);