# Need help to build ScriptSortBuilder scriptSort using java api

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-to-build-scriptsortbuilder-scriptsort-using-java-api/85742>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 15, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-to-build-scriptsortbuilder-scriptsort-using-java-api/85742 "2017-05-15T10:44:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rahul\_Kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@Rahul\_Kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rahul_Kumar)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-to-build-scriptsortbuilder-scriptsort-using-java-api/85742/1 "2017-05-15T10:44:46Z")

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Hi ,

I'm new to E\_S ,and using from last 2 weeks with version 5.3 with java api.  
I'm stuck in one place where i need t sort based on custom fields.  
below is what i'm trying

String script = 'doc[provider\_name].value == null ? doc[location\_name].value == null ? 0: 1 : 0'  
ScriptSortBuilder sortScript = SortBuilders.scriptSort(new Script(script), 'string')

SearchResponse searchResponse = searchConfig.getSearchClient()  
.prepareSearch(id)  
.setSearchType(SearchType.DFS\_QUERY\_THEN\_FETCH)  
.setQuery(queryBuilder)

```
    .addSort(sortScript.order(SortOrder.DESC )).

```

but getting runtime exception that SortBuilders.scriptSort won't take String ,String as a parameters, that i got it but i'm not able to create the Script object with script.

Thanks in Adv

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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:** [June 12, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-to-build-scriptsortbuilder-scriptsort-using-java-api/85742/2 "2017-06-12T10:56:50Z")

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