---
title: Chain Search Query Helpers to Narrow Search Results
---
## Chain Search Query Helpers to Narrow Search Results
1. To create but not execut a find query
```javascript
Model.find( {name: 'Leah'} )
```
2. To store the find query into a variable for later use:
```javascript
var findQuery = YourModel.find( {name: 'Leah'} )
```
3. To sort an array:
```javascript
yourArray.sort( {age: 1} ) // Here: 1 for ascending order and -1 for descending order.
```
4. To limit an array's size:
```javascript
yourArray.limit(5) // return array which has 5 items in it.
```
5. To hide certain property from the result:
```javascript
yourArray.select( {name: 0, age: 1} ) // Here: 0 means false and thus hide name property; 1 means true so age property will show.
```
6. To exec this query, you can either:
1) Callback:
```javascript
YourQuery.exec(function(err, docs) {
//do something here
})
```
Or 2) Promise
```javascript
YourQuery.exec.then(function(err, docs) {
//do something here
})
```
7. Chain it all together:
```javascript
Person.find({age: 55}).sort({name: -1}).limit(5).select( {favoriteFoods: 0} ).exec(function(error, people) {
//do something here
})
```
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