# java.lang.IllegalStateException: unexpected byte \[0x02\]

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-unexpected-byte-0x02/239569>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 2, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-unexpected-byte-0x02/239569 "2020-07-02T03:49:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vikrammazakindia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/838e76/32.png) [@vikrammazakindia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vikrammazakindia)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-unexpected-byte-0x02/239569/1 "2020-07-02T03:49:36Z")

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```auto
Hi,
i am using query builder with simple query string to search data using elastic search template iam facing above error my code is 

  final QueryBuilder searchquery = QueryBuilders.boolQuery()
                .should(QueryBuilders.simpleQueryStringQuery(text)
                        .field("question")
                        .lenient(true));

        final NativeSearchQuery build = new NativeSearchQueryBuilder().withQuery(searchquery)
                .withPageable(PageRequest.of(0, 5))
                .build();

        final List<FaqTranslationEntity> questions = this.elasticsearchTemplate.queryForList(build, FaqTranslationEntity.class);
      
plz help me out !!!

```

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**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:** [July 2, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-unexpected-byte-0x02/239569/2 "2020-07-02T06:25:36Z")

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Welcome!

Please don't open the same question multiple times. Let's have the discussion in only one place: [Java.lang.illegalstateexception: unexpected byte [0x02] elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-unexpected-byte-0x02-elasticsearch/239571)

Thanks

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-illegalstateexception-unexpected-byte-0x02/239569/3 "2020-07-06T23:20:21Z")

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