# How to break XML Text with ES Search query.?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-break-xml-text-with-es-search-query/39722>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 21, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-break-xml-text-with-es-search-query/39722 "2016-01-21T03:02:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sdaruna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sdaruna/32/7289_2.png) [@sdaruna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sdaruna)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-break-xml-text-with-es-search-query/39722/1 "2016-01-21T03:02:23Z")

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Hi,

I need to save whole xml text with ES. While searching, can i break the content using xpath.?

Can i write any custom utility to break it.?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-break-xml-text-with-es-search-query/39722/2 "2016-01-21T05:50:34Z")

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ES cannot do this for you, no.

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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, 11:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-break-xml-text-with-es-search-query/39722/3 "2017-07-05T23:22:45Z")

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