# Java Api Client MatchQuery$Builder missing query method with the string as an argument

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-client-matchquery-builder-missing-query-method-with-the-string-as-an-argument/293560>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** language-clients\
**Created:** [January 5, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-client-matchquery-builder-missing-query-method-with-the-string-as-an-argument/293560 "2022-01-05T15:53:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Piotr\_Idzikowski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/piotr_idzikowski/32/99812_2.png) [@Piotr\_Idzikowski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Piotr_Idzikowski)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-client-matchquery-builder-missing-query-method-with-the-string-as-an-argument/293560/1 "2022-01-05T15:53:36Z")

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Shouldn't it have public final Builder query(String value) method?  
Or should I use MatchQuery$Builder#query(FieldValue.of(.... ?

I am using Elasticsearch-java-7.16.2 version

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**Author:** ![Piotr\_Idzikowski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/piotr_idzikowski/32/99812_2.png) [@Piotr\_Idzikowski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Piotr_Idzikowski)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-client-matchquery-builder-missing-query-method-with-the-string-as-an-argument/293560/2 "2022-01-05T16:23:16Z")

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for instance MatchPhraseQuery$builder has public final Builder query(String value) method.

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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:** [February 2, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-client-matchquery-builder-missing-query-method-with-the-string-as-an-argument/293560/3 "2022-02-02T16:23:21Z")

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