# Multiline codec along with other type of codec

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-along-with-other-type-of-codec/251706>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 12, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-along-with-other-type-of-codec/251706 "2020-10-12T03:42:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lusynda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lusynda/32/53557_2.png) [@lusynda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lusynda)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-along-with-other-type-of-codec/251706/1 "2020-10-12T03:42:39Z")

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Hi all,  
I have a questions regarding multiline codec in logstash.  
i tried to parsed multiline xml structure in windows event log, but not only xml log, there are other log as well, so i wanted to ask if when i put the codec multiline in input form will other log affected by this codec or will it be just the type that i have config for it.  
Thanks you for your time.

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-along-with-other-type-of-codec/251706/2 "2020-10-12T13:54:35Z")

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If you add a codec to an input it is used to generate every event.

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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:** [November 9, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-along-with-other-type-of-codec/251706/3 "2020-11-09T13:54:39Z")

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