# Java API binary type example **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 10, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-binary-type-example/8034 "2012-06-10T13:46:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shimi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shimi/32/2620_2.png) [@Shimi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shimi)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-binary-type-example/8034/1 "2012-06-10T13:46:49Z")
Is there an example/unit-test on how to use the Binary type in the Java client API? ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-binary-type-example/8034/2 "2012-06-12T10:11:56Z")
The json/smile document you build should simply have a binary type to it. On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Shimi [shimi.k@gmail.com](mailto:shimi.k@gmail.com) wrote: > Is there an example/unit-test on how to use the Binary type in the > Java client API? ---
**Author:** ![Shimi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shimi/32/2620_2.png) [@Shimi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shimi)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 10:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-binary-type-example/8034/3 "2012-06-12T10:30:50Z")
So I guess this is not the right way: client.prepareIndex("indexname", "type1", "1") .setSource(jsonBuilder.startObject .field("index", "binary index") .field("binary", Base64.decode("shimi")) .endObject ) .execute.actionGet I will check json/smile On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Shay Banon [kimchy@gmail.com](mailto:kimchy@gmail.com) wrote: > The json/smile document you build should simply have a binary type to it. > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Shimi [shimi.k@gmail.com](mailto:shimi.k@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Is there an example/unit-test on how to use the Binary type in the > > Java client API? ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-binary-type-example/8034/4 "2012-06-13T18:55:59Z")
Just pass the byte array to it, also, the field should be mapped as binary. On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Shimi Kiviti [shimi.k@gmail.com](mailto:shimi.k@gmail.com) wrote: > So I guess this is not the right way: > > client.prepareIndex("indexname", "type1", "1") > .setSource(jsonBuilder.startObject > .field("index", "binary index") > .field("binary", Base64.decode("shimi")) > .endObject > ) > .execute.actionGet > > I will check json/smile > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Shay Banon [kimchy@gmail.com](mailto:kimchy@gmail.com) wrote: > > > The json/smile document you build should simply have a binary type to it. > > > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Shimi [shimi.k@gmail.com](mailto:shimi.k@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > Is there an example/unit-test on how to use the Binary type in the > > > Java client API? ---
**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, 3:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-binary-type-example/8034/5 "2017-07-06T03:24:23Z")