# Multiple Match Array

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817 "2020-08-20T19:59:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![kopacko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kopacko/32/10733_2.png) [@kopacko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kopacko)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817/1 "2020-08-20T19:59:05Z")

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I am trying to parse a message that will have multiple items that I am trying to capture into an array.

For example :  
`message: test message @word blah blah @word test ...`

In this case, the number of captures can and will be different per message field.

I cannot seem to figure how to capture these specific words that start with an @ symbol.

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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:** [August 20, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817/2 "2020-08-20T20:18:59Z")

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I would do that in ruby

```
ruby { code => 'event.set("matches", event.get("message").scan(/@\w+/))' }
```

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**Author:** ![kopacko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kopacko/32/10733_2.png) [@kopacko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kopacko)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817/3 "2020-08-23T23:40:00Z")

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Thanks.

But I will pass on Ruby.

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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:** [August 24, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817/4 "2020-08-24T00:26:13Z")

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Can you expand on your objection to using a [ruby filter](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-filters-ruby.html) in logstash?

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**Author:** ![kopacko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kopacko/32/10733_2.png) [@kopacko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kopacko)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817/5 "2020-08-24T22:59:51Z")

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Is that a plugin that has to be installed? I am trying to stay with the native plugins.

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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:** [August 24, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817/6 "2020-08-24T23:31:47Z")

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It is installed by default.

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**Author:** ![kopacko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kopacko/32/10733_2.png) [@kopacko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kopacko)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817/7 "2020-08-25T01:29:48Z")

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Ah ok. I might it whirl then. Thank you sir.

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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:** [September 22, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-match-array/245817/8 "2020-09-22T01:29:50Z")

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