# How to update list value in Elastic search using Java

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-update-list-value-in-elastic-search-using-java/20624>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 7, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-update-list-value-in-elastic-search-using-java/20624 "2014-11-07T04:45:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![baskaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@baskaran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/baskaran)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-update-list-value-in-elastic-search-using-java/20624/1 "2014-11-07T04:45:51Z")

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I need to update ArrayList value into elastic search using java Api. My Array list values are

[  
{  
"date": "2014-03-31T03:39:48.025Z",  
"id": 123000,  
"details": "details"  
},  
{  
"date": "2014-03-31T03:39:48.025Z",  
"id": 1230,  
"details": "message"  
}  
]

I am using the following Code for Update the data to Elastic Search that is

bulkRequest.add(  
client.prepareUpdate("dt","dt","115300").setScript("ctx.\_source.notes="" + arraylistvalue+ ""));

How to update the complex type of data to Elastic search using Java API

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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 6, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-update-list-value-in-elastic-search-using-java/20624/2 "2017-07-06T00:51:35Z")

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