# Create nested type **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 15, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-nested-type/6168 "2011-12-15T17:30:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scorpiovn\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@scorpiovn\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/scorpiovn_2)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-nested-type/6168/1 "2011-12-15T17:30:25Z")
Hi All, Could any one help me create a nested type (in Java)? Thanks so much. ---
**Author:** ![vineeth\_mohan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@vineeth\_mohan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vineeth_mohan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 9:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-nested-type/6168/2 "2011-12-16T09:45:06Z")
Please ellabrate your requirement, Thanks Vineeth On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 11:00 PM, scorpiovn [vlsieuquang@gmail.com](mailto:vlsieuquang@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi All, > > Could any one help me create a nested type (in Java)? > > Thanks so much. ---
**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-nested-type/6168/3 "2011-12-16T20:38:11Z")
The unit tests in the source code are a great way to understand how the Java API works: [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/master/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/nested/NestedMappingTests.java](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/master/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/nested/NestedMappingTests.java) -- Ivan On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM, scorpiovn [vlsieuquang@gmail.com](mailto:vlsieuquang@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi All, > > Could any one help me create a nested type (in Java)? > > Thanks so much. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-nested-type/6168/4 "2017-07-06T03:45:06Z")