@brief constructs a query-by-example for a collection `collection.byExample(example)` Fetches all documents from a collection that match the specified example and returns a cursor. You can use *toArray*, *next*, or *hasNext* to access the result. The result can be limited using the *skip* and *limit* operator. An attribute name of the form *a.b* is interpreted as attribute path, not as attribute. If you use *{ a : { c : 1 } }* as example, then you will find all documents, such that the attribute *a* contains a document of the form *{c : 1 }*. For example the document *{ a : { c : 1 }, b : 1 }* will match, but the document *{ a : { c : 1, b : 1 } }* will not. However, if you use *{ a.c : 1 }*, then you will find all documents, which contain a sub-document in *a* that has an attribute *c* of value *1*. Both the following documents *{ a : { c : 1 }, b : 1 }* and *{ a : { c : 1, b : 1 } }* will match. `collection.byExample(path1, value1, ...)` As alternative you can supply an array of paths and values. @EXAMPLES Use *toArray* to get all documents at once: @EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT{003_collectionByExample} ~ db._create("users"); db.users.save({ name: "Gerhard" }); db.users.save({ name: "Helmut" }); db.users.save({ name: "Angela" }); db.users.all().toArray(); db.users.byExample({ "_id" : "users/20" }).toArray(); db.users.byExample({ "name" : "Gerhard" }).toArray(); db.users.byExample({ "name" : "Helmut", "_id" : "users/15" }).toArray(); ~ db._drop("users"); @END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT Use *next* to loop over all documents: @EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT{004_collectionByExampleNext} ~ db._create("users"); db.users.save({ name: "Gerhard" }); db.users.save({ name: "Helmut" }); db.users.save({ name: "Angela" }); var a = db.users.byExample( {"name" : "Angela" } ); while (a.hasNext()) print(a.next()); ~ db._drop("users"); @END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT