Why can't I run explain on MongoDB update?

Question

I\'m trying to explain a mongoDB update; but nothing is happening? Does Mongo not support this?

> db.movies.update({\"actors.name\": \"Christian Bale\"},          


        

Answer 1

I believe the following will allow you to call explain on your query.

    db.movies.explain().update({your_query})

Hope this helps, if you need more info let me know.