MongDB Delete in Repository

[marvlush]

Hello all, I'm using the latest version of MongoDB *with* Repositories and trying to do something like "delete by $field". For example:

A sample bean:

@Document
public class Foobar implements Serializable {

    @Id
   private Long id;

   private String name; 
}

A sample Repository

@Document
public interface FoobarRepository extends MongoRepository<Foobar, Long>{

    void deleteByName(final String name);
}

All methods inherited from MongoRepository work well...but this one that I tried to define in the interface makes Spring Data barf. Essentially, Spring Data's repository generator thinks "delete" is a field in Foobar....when in actuality, its a*verb*.

I know there is a @Query annotation I can use...but it seems to only support JSON queries...but isn't that only for *searching* and not *deleting*...is there a way I can tell Spring this query should *delete*? Is there a better way to do this?

thanks in advance,

/m

[Oliver Gierke]

The query methods currently only support reading data. To delete entities in combination with predicates have a look at the reference documentation about how to add custom implementations for single methods.