# Meaning dot/ dash at elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-dot-dash-at-elasticsearch/83657>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 26, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-dot-dash-at-elasticsearch/83657 "2017-04-26T06:55:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sharon\_wsf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@Sharon\_wsf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sharon_wsf)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-dot-dash-at-elasticsearch/83657/1 "2017-04-26T06:55:13Z")

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Hi Team,

```
POST news/bursa/_search{ "query": { "bool": { "must": [{ "multi_match": { "query": "0108.KL" , "fields": [ "stkno", "tag" ,"content" ,"htext"] , "operator": "or" } } , { "range": { "CDate": { "gt": "2014-04-01" , "lte": "2017-04-26T23:59:59" } } } ] } }, "from": 0, "size": 1000, "sort": [{ "CDate": { "order": "desc" } }] }

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My comment as above, when i search "0108.KL", the result not expected, it will find all result i don't want. If my query change to "0108" it can find the data i need.  
Same also dash(-).

What the meaning of dot (.) and dash(-) at elasticsearch?

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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:** [April 26, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-dot-dash-at-elasticsearch/83657/2 "2017-04-26T07:13:33Z")

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That would be because of analysis. What sort of field did you map it as?

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**Author:** ![Sharon\_wsf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@Sharon\_wsf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sharon_wsf)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-dot-dash-at-elasticsearch/83657/3 "2017-04-26T07:33:13Z")

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![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/9/593628b34b86a059afc0a6a91c6e29e84cf01022.JPG)

the pic above is using GET /news/bursa/\_mapping..  
is this you mean?

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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:** [April 26, 2017, 7:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-dot-dash-at-elasticsearch/83657/4 "2017-04-26T07:56:52Z")

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Please don't post pictures of text, they are difficult to read and some people may not be even able to see them.

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**Author:** ![Sharon\_wsf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@Sharon\_wsf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sharon_wsf)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2017, 8:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-dot-dash-at-elasticsearch/83657/5 "2017-04-26T08:16:49Z")

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i already get the answer i need it already

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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:** [May 24, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/meaning-dot-dash-at-elasticsearch/83657/6 "2017-05-24T08:20:43Z")

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