# Elasticsearch shows float types as string in output
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shows-float-types-as-string-in-output/350535
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 7, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shows-float-types-as-string-in-output/350535 "2024-01-07T16:57:11Z")
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### Author:  [@Ata\_Zangene](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ata_Zangene)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shows-float-types-as-string-in-output/350535/1 "2024-01-07T16:57:11Z")
I have a sample schema like this
```auto
"coordinate": {
"properties": {
"geo": {
"type": "geo_point"
},
"latitude": {
"type": "float"
},
"longitude": {
"type": "float"
}
}
}
```
when I search in index, I got this result
```auto
"coordinate": {
"geo": {
"lat": "55.86167039999999",
"lon": "-4.2583345"
},
"latitude": "55.86167039999999",
"longitude": "-4.2583345"
}
```
however I expect the result in the search be float, not string type ( you can see the latitude , longitude result is string )
also when in rust, I use this type:
` pub geo: Option>,`
I got the error that the geo expect an array with two numbers
where am I doing wrong?
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### Author:  [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shows-float-types-as-string-in-output/350535/2 "2024-01-07T17:35:23Z")
Hi @Ata_Zangene
The "\_source" will always reflect the source document as it arrived for indexing, even if the fields are correct...
Fields are "indexed" and searched and aggregated against... the `_source` is the source data.
Take a look at this and see if it helps
```auto
PUT discuss-test
{
"mappings": {
"properties": {
"coordinate": {
"properties": {
"geo": {
"type": "geo_point"
},
"latitude": {
"type": "float"
},
"longitude": {
"type": "float"
}
}
}
}
}
}
POST discuss-test/_doc
{
"coordinate": {
"geo": {
"lat": "55.86167039999999",
"lon": "-4.2583345"
},
"latitude": "55.86167039999999",
"longitude": "-4.2583345"
}
}
POST discuss-test/_doc
{
"coordinate": {
"geo": {
"lat": 55.86167039999999,
"lon": -4.2583345
},
"latitude": 55.86167039999999,
"longitude": -4.2583345
}
}
GET discuss-test/_search
{
"fields": ["*"]
}
# Result
# Notice the Fields are the right data types.
{
"took": 26,
"timed_out": false,
"_shards": {
"total": 1,
"successful": 1,
"skipped": 0,
"failed": 0
},
"hits": {
"total": {
"value": 2,
"relation": "eq"
},
"max_score": 1,
"hits": [
{
"_index": "discuss-test",
"_id": "PYb75IwBy2LEDx_Ya9RU",
"_score": 1,
"_source": {
"coordinate": {
"geo": {
"lat": "55.86167039999999",
"lon": "-4.2583345"
},
"latitude": "55.86167039999999",
"longitude": "-4.2583345"
}
},
"fields": {
"coordinate.geo": [
{
"coordinates": [
-4.2583345,
55.86167039999999
],
"type": "Point"
}
],
"coordinate.longitude": [
-4.2583346
],
"coordinate.latitude": [
55.86167
]
}
},
{
"_index": "discuss-test",
"_id": "Pob75IwBy2LEDx_Ya9Rv",
"_score": 1,
"_source": {
"coordinate": {
"geo": {
"lat": 55.86167039999999,
"lon": -4.2583345
},
"latitude": 55.86167039999999,
"longitude": -4.2583345
}
},
"fields": {
"coordinate.geo": [
{
"coordinates": [
-4.2583345,
55.86167039999999
],
"type": "Point"
}
],
"coordinate.longitude": [
-4.2583346
],
"coordinate.latitude": [
55.86167
]
}
}
]
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Ata\_Zangene](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ata_Zangene)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shows-float-types-as-string-in-output/350535/3 "2024-01-07T18:08:53Z")
Correct. thank you very much for your help
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-shows-float-types-as-string-in-output/350535/4 "2024-02-04T18:09:51Z")
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