# How to implement an andFilter for a list of filters in ES 2.x?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-implement-an-andfilter-for-a-list-of-filters-in-es-2-x/40273>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 27, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-implement-an-andfilter-for-a-list-of-filters-in-es-2-x/40273 "2016-01-27T18:14:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![apanimesh061](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/apanimesh061/32/927_2.png) [@apanimesh061](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/apanimesh061)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-implement-an-andfilter-for-a-list-of-filters-in-es-2-x/40273/1 "2016-01-27T18:14:06Z")

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In version 1.4.2 in `AndFilterBuilder.java` for building `and` filters we have:

```
   public AndFilterBuilder(FilterBuilder... filters) {
        for (FilterBuilder filter : filters) {
            this.filters.add(filter);
        }
    }

```

Since, in version 2.0 and above we have integrated the `filters` with `query`. I cannot figure out how will I do this in those versions?

I thought of using it this way:

```
 public QueryBuilder createAndFilter(List<QueryBuilder> someFilters) {
    QueryBuilder temp = boolQuery().must(someFilters.get(0));
    for (int i = 1; i < someFilters.size(); i++)
      temp = boolQuery().must(someFilters.get(i));
    return temp;
  }

```

Is it correct?

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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, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-implement-an-andfilter-for-a-list-of-filters-in-es-2-x/40273/2 "2017-07-05T23:21:00Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2017, 11:21pm UTC