# Logstash or condition in if statement

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-or-condition-in-if-statement/70403>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 3, 2017, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-or-condition-in-if-statement/70403 "2017-01-03T08:41:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aydinnmu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@aydinnmu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aydinnmu)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-or-condition-in-if-statement/70403/1 "2017-01-03T08:41:56Z")

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Hi guys,

i want to check multiple condition in if statement.

my filter like that but it is not working. it pass everything 🙂 it worked when i was only one condition.

1 ) doesnt work -\>  
if [logid] == "%LINK-3-UPDOWN" or "%ETHPORT-5-IF\_DOWN\_LINK\_FAILURE" or "%ETH\_PORT\_CHANNEL-5-PORT\_DOWN"

1. workb-\>  
if [logid] == "%LINK-3-UPDOWN"

sincerely

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-or-condition-in-if-statement/70403/2 "2017-01-03T08:43:26Z")

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You need this:

```
if [logid] == "%LINK-3-UPDOWN" or [logid] == "%ETHPORT-5-IF_DOWN_LINK_FAILURE" or [logid] == "%ETH_PORT_CHANNEL-5-PORT_DOWN"
```

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**Author:** ![aydinnmu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@aydinnmu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aydinnmu)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-or-condition-in-if-statement/70403/3 "2017-01-03T10:35:43Z")

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> [@magnusbaeck](#):
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> "%LINK-3-UPDOWN" or [logid] == "%ETHPORT-5-IF\_DOWN\_LINK\_FAILURE" or [logid] == "%ETH\_PORT\_CHANNEL-5-PORT\_DOWN"

thank you magnus. that is definitly works.

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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:** [January 31, 2017, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-or-condition-in-if-statement/70403/4 "2017-01-31T10:36:14Z")

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