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  2. SERVER-3730

Illegal key names allowed in $set command

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    • Type: Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Icon: Major - P3 Major - P3
    • 2.1.0
    • Affects Version/s: 1.8.2, 2.0.0-rc0
    • Component/s: Write Ops
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      See also SERVER-1991 and FREE-2519

      Problem:

      The following statement is allowed

      > db.test.insert(

      {"x":1}

      )
      > db.test.update(

      {"x":1}

      , {$set:{$set:1}})
      > db.test.find()

      { "$set" : 1, "_id" : ObjectId("4e5e10a88c7696dbcdd6a153"), "x" : 1 }

      Per the naming rules

      http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Legal+Key+Names

      ... a $ field name is illegal.

      Reproduce:
      See above

      Workaround:
      None

            Assignee:
            tonyh Tony Hannan
            Reporter:
            alvin Alvin Richards (Inactive)
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