# Access similarity in java native script

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-similarity-in-java-native-script/63293
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [October 18, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-similarity-in-java-native-script/63293 "2016-10-18T12:17:39Z")
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### Author: ![mohaymen\_company](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mohaymen\_company](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mohaymen_company)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-similarity-in-java-native-script/63293/1 "2016-10-18T12:17:39Z")

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hi all  
i am using elasticsearch engine and i don't want to use it's scoring algorithm so i write a plugin and use java native script in order to score and sort document with my own algorithm. i use multi\_match query and now i need similarity and edit distance between terms that match to my query and my query. how can i access edit distance and similarity between terms of document and my query ?

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-similarity-in-java-native-script/63293/2 "2017-07-05T22:11:35Z")

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