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What happens if you specify a field that is an empty array during the $unwind stage?

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Final answer:

When specifying an empty array during the $unwind stage in MongoDB, it does not produce any documents in the output.

Step-by-step explanation:

When you specify a field that is an empty array during the $unwind stage in MongoDB, it does not produce any documents in the output. The $unwind stage is used to deconstruct an array field into multiple documents, where each document contains one element of the array. If the array field is empty, there are no elements to unwind, resulting in an empty output.

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