MongoDB update object in Array

Question

I have the following document:

{
    "name" : "student_1",
    "courses" : [
        {
            "name" : "Algebra",
            "grades" : [ 98, 96, 92 ]
        },
        {
            "name" : "Computers",
            "grades" : [ 80 ]
        }
    ]
}

How can I update the grades of a specified course? For example, I want to increment some test in the course Algebra by 10 points.

Answer 1

'some test', so let's say you want to add 10 to 96 :

db.student.update({name:'student_1','courses.name':'Algebra'},{$inc:{"courses.$.grades.1":10}})

In the find part, you point to the courses with name 'Algebra'. The .$ points you to that found element. Of that found element, it will change the second (.1) value in the grades array. Using $, you don't need to know the position of the course in the array.