# How to read sort by distance value with Java client

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-sort-by-distance-value-with-java-client/50759>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 23, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-sort-by-distance-value-with-java-client/50759 "2016-05-23T19:54:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Rajiv\_Srivastava](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rajiv_srivastava/32/31135_2.png) [@Rajiv\_Srivastava](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajiv_Srivastava)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-sort-by-distance-value-with-java-client/50759/1 "2016-05-23T19:54:19Z")

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How to read sort by distance value with Java client. This following value.

"sort": [  
2.13352991784287  
]

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**Author:** ![danielmitterdorfer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/danielmitterdorfer/32/110510_2.png) [@danielmitterdorfer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/danielmitterdorfer)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-sort-by-distance-value-with-java-client/50759/2 "2016-05-24T10:06:08Z")

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Hi @Rajiv_Srivastava,

I am not sure what you are trying to achieve. I assume you want to use `SearchHit.getSortValues()`from the `SearchResponse`.

Daniel

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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, 10:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-read-sort-by-distance-value-with-java-client/50759/3 "2017-07-05T22:49:34Z")

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