# Java API ES 0.90.9 Array (2 elements) in search result gets only one value in SearchHitField.getValues() **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 30, 2014, 10:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-es-0-90-9-array-2-elements-in-search-result-gets-only-one-value-in-searchhitfield-getvalues/15495 "2014-01-30T10:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Martin\_Pape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Martin\_Pape](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Martin_Pape)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 10:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-es-0-90-9-array-2-elements-in-search-result-gets-only-one-value-in-searchhitfield-getvalues/15495/1 "2014-01-30T10:27:14Z")
Hi, the json (logged with SearchResponse.toString()) of my search result looks like this: ... "title": "abc, cdf Systemfunktionen", \* "type": [\* - ``` "abc",* ``` - ``` "cdf"* ``` - ``` ]* ... ``` so field: type is an array of 2 values. Then in SearchHitField.getValues().size() I get only 1. How to get both values "abc" and "cdf" from the SearchHitField so SearchHitField.getValues().size() == 2 ? Please advice and many thanks in advance! Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/40bdfdac-2583-46cb-ac08-c792afd83d33%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/40bdfdac-2583-46cb-ac08-c792afd83d33%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-es-0-90-9-array-2-elements-in-search-result-gets-only-one-value-in-searchhitfield-getvalues/15495/2 "2014-01-30T17:01:38Z")
I guess you did not ask for specific fields in your query so only \_source is returned by default. You can get the full Json document back. Have a look at [https://github.com/elasticsearchfr/hands-on/blob/answers/src/test/java/org/elasticsearchfr/handson/ex2/SearchTest.java#L392](https://github.com/elasticsearchfr/hands-on/blob/answers/src/test/java/org/elasticsearchfr/handson/ex2/SearchTest.java#L392) -- David Pilato | Technical Advocate | [Elasticsearch.com](http://Elasticsearch.com) @dadoonet | @elasticsearchfr Le 30 janvier 2014 at 11:27:18, Martin Pape ([pape.martin@gmail.com](mailto:pape.martin@gmail.com)) a écrit: Hi, the json (logged with SearchResponse.toString()) of my search result looks like this: ... "title": "abc, cdf Systemfunktionen", "type": [ "abc", "cdf" ] ... so field: type is an array of 2 values. Then in SearchHitField.getValues().size() I get only 1. How to get both values "abc" and "cdf" from the SearchHitField so SearchHitField.getValues().size() == 2 ? Please advice and many thanks in advance! Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/40bdfdac-2583-46cb-ac08-c792afd83d33%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/40bdfdac-2583-46cb-ac08-c792afd83d33%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.52ea8572.721da317.45fa%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.52ea8572.721da317.45fa%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Pape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Martin\_Pape](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Martin_Pape)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-es-0-90-9-array-2-elements-in-search-result-gets-only-one-value-in-searchhitfield-getvalues/15495/3 "2014-01-30T17:08:45Z")
Hi and thanks for the reply. > I guess you did not ask for specific fields in your query so only \_source > is returned by default. > No, I was specifying the fields to return. "type" was one of them. > You can get the full Json document back > Yes, this is where I saw what both values were in the search result. I just > wanted to stay "inside the API" and not > start to interpret the json of the search result myself. But if it has to > be... BR - Martin On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:01:38 PM UTC+1, David Pilato wrote: > I guess you did not ask for specific fields in your query so only \_source > is returned by default. > > You can get the full Json document back. Have a look at > [https://github.com/elasticsearchfr/hands-on/blob/answers/src/test/java/org/elasticsearchfr/handson/ex2/SearchTest.java#L392](https://github.com/elasticsearchfr/hands-on/blob/answers/src/test/java/org/elasticsearchfr/handson/ex2/SearchTest.java#L392) > > -- > _David Pilato_ | _Technical Advocate_ | _[Elasticsearch.com](http://Elasticsearch.com)_ > @dadoonet [https://twitter.com/dadoonet](https://twitter.com/dadoonet) | @elasticsearchfr[https://twitter.com/elasticsearchfr](https://twitter.com/elasticsearchfr) > > Le 30 janvier 2014 at 11:27:18, Martin Pape ([pape....@gmail.com](mailto:pape....@gmail.com)\) > a écrit: > > Hi, > > the json (logged with SearchResponse.toString()) of my search result > looks like this: > ... > "title": "abc, cdf Systemfunktionen", > \* "type": [\* > > - > > ``` > "abc",* > > ``` > > - > > ``` > "cdf"* > > ``` > > - > > ``` > ]* > ... > > ``` > > so field: type is an array of 2 values. > Then in > SearchHitField.getValues().size() > I get only 1. > How to get both values "abc" and "cdf" from the SearchHitField so > SearchHitField.getValues().size() == 2 > ? > > Please advice and many thanks in advance! > > Martin > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/40bdfdac-2583-46cb-ac08-c792afd83d33%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/40bdfdac-2583-46cb-ac08-c792afd83d33%40googlegroups.com) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9a1ca261-0527-4c86-861d-52a8258c3d9c%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9a1ca261-0527-4c86-861d-52a8258c3d9c%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-es-0-90-9-array-2-elements-in-search-result-gets-only-one-value-in-searchhitfield-getvalues/15495/4 "2014-01-30T17:34:42Z")
If you want only some fields, you can use that: [https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/master/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequestBuilder.java#L415-415](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/blob/master/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequestBuilder.java#L415-415) ## HTH David Pilato | Technical Advocate | [Elasticsearch.com](http://Elasticsearch.com) @dadoonet | @elasticsearchfr Le 30 janvier 2014 at 18:08:50, Martin Pape ([pape.martin@gmail.com](mailto:pape.martin@gmail.com)) a écrit: Hi and thanks for the reply. > I guess you did not ask for specific fields in your query so only \_source is returned by default. > No, I was specifying the fields to return. "type" was one of them. > You can get the full Json document back > Yes, this is where I saw what both values were in the search result. I just wanted to stay "inside the API" and not > start to interpret the json of the search result myself. But if it has to be... BR - Martin On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:01:38 PM UTC+1, David Pilato wrote: I guess you did not ask for specific fields in your query so only \_source is returned by default. You can get the full Json document back. Have a look at [hands-on/src/test/java/org/elasticsearchfr/handson/ex2/SearchTest.java at answers · elasticsearchfr/hands-on · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearchfr/hands-on/blob/answers/src/test/java/org/elasticsearchfr/handson/ex2/SearchTest.java#L392) -- David Pilato | Technical Advocate | [Elasticsearch.com](http://Elasticsearch.com) @dadoonet | @elasticsearchfr Le 30 janvier 2014 at 11:27:18, Martin Pape ([pape....@gmail.com](mailto:pape....@gmail.com)) a écrit: Hi, the json (logged with SearchResponse.toString()) of my search result looks like this: ... "title": "abc, cdf Systemfunktionen", "type": [ "abc", "cdf" ] ... so field: type is an array of 2 values. Then in SearchHitField.getValues().size() I get only 1. How to get both values "abc" and "cdf" from the SearchHitField so SearchHitField.getValues().size() == 2 ? Please advice and many thanks in advance! Martin ## -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/40bdfdac-2583-46cb-ac08-c792afd83d33%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/40bdfdac-2583-46cb-ac08-c792afd83d33%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9a1ca261-0527-4c86-861d-52a8258c3d9c%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9a1ca261-0527-4c86-861d-52a8258c3d9c%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.52ea8d33.2ca88611.45fa%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/etPan.52ea8d33.2ca88611.45fa%40MacBook-Air-de-David.local). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Binh\_Ly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce7236/32.png) [@Binh\_Ly](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Binh_Ly)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-es-0-90-9-array-2-elements-in-search-result-gets-only-one-value-in-searchhitfield-getvalues/15495/5 "2014-01-30T17:54:58Z")
Martin, I have verified this behavior and it still pesists in 0.90.10. I checked the latest ES master build at it indeed returns 2 values in the List as expected so I am expecting it to behave as you expect in ES 1.0. For now, what it does is it returns a single item inside the List, but that item is in turn an ArrayList of 2 String values. If you have only 1 value, it returns a single item in the List, and that item is a String. So you can test accordingly in code to check if the value is a String or an ArrayList and then adjust accordingly. Should be rectified in 1.0 I hope. 🙂 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9e94f706-ad64-4414-91eb-152b48deb5bf%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9e94f706-ad64-4414-91eb-152b48deb5bf%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Pape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Martin\_Pape](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Martin_Pape)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-es-0-90-9-array-2-elements-in-search-result-gets-only-one-value-in-searchhitfield-getvalues/15495/6 "2014-01-30T22:23:04Z")
Thanks for the information. I still have some months till production, so might workaround now and wait for ES 1.0. Anyone know then ES 1.0 is planned to be release? BR - Martin On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:54:58 PM UTC+1, Binh Ly wrote: > Martin, I have verified this behavior and it still pesists in 0.90.10. I > checked the latest ES master build at it indeed returns 2 values in the > List as expected so I am expecting it to behave as you expect in ES 1.0. > For now, what it does is it returns a single item inside the List, but that > item is in turn an ArrayList of 2 String values. If you have only 1 value, > it returns a single item in the List, and that item is a String. So you can > test accordingly in code to check if the value is a String or an ArrayList > and then adjust accordingly. Should be rectified in 1.0 I hope. 🙂 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/963d65b0-e5d3-4931-8a0b-85d6fb5c1910%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/963d65b0-e5d3-4931-8a0b-85d6fb5c1910%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Pape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Martin\_Pape](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Martin_Pape)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-es-0-90-9-array-2-elements-in-search-result-gets-only-one-value-in-searchhitfield-getvalues/15495/7 "2014-06-13T08:11:44Z")
I've tested it with ES 1.1 and the described behaviour is gone. So the Java API does a correct interpretation of the JSON search result. On Thursday, January 30, 2014 11:23:04 PM UTC+1, Martin Pape wrote: > Thanks for the information. I still have some months till production, so > might workaround now and wait for ES 1.0. Anyone know then ES 1.0 is > planned to be release? > > BR - Martin > > On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:54:58 PM UTC+1, Binh Ly wrote: > > > Martin, I have verified this behavior and it still pesists in 0.90.10. I > > checked the latest ES master build at it indeed returns 2 values in the > > List as expected so I am expecting it to behave as you expect in ES 1.0. > > For now, what it does is it returns a single item inside the List, but that > > item is in turn an ArrayList of 2 String values. If you have only 1 value, > > it returns a single item in the List, and that item is a String. So you can > > test accordingly in code to check if the value is a String or an ArrayList > > and then adjust accordingly. Should be rectified in 1.0 I hope. 🙂 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/5bc24d1a-d696-4bc5-97bd-86f6780cd4f4%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/5bc24d1a-d696-4bc5-97bd-86f6780cd4f4%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 1:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-api-es-0-90-9-array-2-elements-in-search-result-gets-only-one-value-in-searchhitfield-getvalues/15495/8 "2017-07-06T01:22:48Z")