MongoDB Mastering MongoDB for Beginners (Theory and Projects) - $inc operator - `2

The video tutorial explains the use of the increment operator in MongoDB, which can be used to both increase and decrease values. It highlights the absence of a dedicated decrement operator in MongoDB, necessitating the use of the increment operator with negative values to decrease quantities. A practical example is provided to demonstrate how to decrement a quantity by using the increment operator with a negative value. The tutorial concludes with observations on the flexibility of the increment operator in MongoDB.

Why might there not be a dedicated decrement operator in MongoDB?

What happens when you add a negative number using the increment operator?