# Elasticsearch 5.4.0 - not like operation

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-4-0-not-like-operation/86982>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 24, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-4-0-not-like-operation/86982 "2017-05-24T13:36:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vikentyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/41988e/32.png) [@Vikentyi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikentyi)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-4-0-not-like-operation/86982/1 "2017-05-24T13:36:19Z")

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Hello. I am new to new version. I used 2.0.0 and it was possible to make a request 'NOT LIKE':

QueryBuilder qb = notQuery( wildcardQuery( "user", "k?mc\*" ) );

But in new version I can't find how to make this request with NOT. Could you explain me how to build this request or it is impossible?

QueryBuilder qb = wildcardQuery("user", "k?mc\*");

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-4-0-not-like-operation/86982/2 "2017-05-24T13:50:39Z")

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Use a boolQuery with a `must_not` clause.

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**Author:** ![Vikentyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/41988e/32.png) [@Vikentyi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikentyi)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-4-0-not-like-operation/86982/3 "2017-05-24T14:00:41Z")

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Thank you. I've done it but thought about any other solution.

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**Author:** ![Vikentyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/41988e/32.png) [@Vikentyi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vikentyi)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-4-0-not-like-operation/86982/4 "2017-05-24T14:50:56Z")

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I have one question more: in old version I used SearchType.COUNT in Java API to count all matched documents to my query. In new version there is a documentation about COUNT API [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-count.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-count.html) but how is it implemented in JAVA API?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-4-0-not-like-operation/86982/5 "2017-05-24T20:51:49Z")

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Just run a normal search with `setSize(0)` and you will get a similar result.

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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:** [June 21, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-5-4-0-not-like-operation/86982/6 "2017-06-21T20:51:53Z")

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