# Parse complex search string
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-complex-search-string/5052
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 4, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-complex-search-string/5052 "2011-08-04T05:31:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@ElasticUser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElasticUser)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-complex-search-string/5052/1 "2011-08-04T05:31:46Z")
Does Elastic Search has a utility that gives me token from a long search string with text, spaces, quotes, special chars etc? Or do I need to use a StringToeknizer and parse the string manually?
Example hello world sip=1.22.3.4 host='abc xyz' 'dPort=123' "Mary's Lamb"
So the above should give me results of
hello
world
sip=1.2.3.4
host=abc xyz
dPort=123
Mary's Lamb
Suggestions please. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Lukas\_Vlcek1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lukas_Vlcek1)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-complex-search-string/5052/2 "2011-08-05T05:24:56Z")
Hi,
It sounds as if Analyze API
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what you are looking for.
Regards,
Lukas
Dne čtvrtek, 4. srpna 2011, ElasticUser [lkodwaney@gmail.com](mailto:lkodwaney@gmail.com) napsal(a):
> Does Elastic Search has a utility that gives me token from a long search
> string with text, spaces, quotes, special chars etc? Or do I need to use a
> StringToeknizer and parse the string manually?
> Example hello world sip=1.22.3.4 host='abc xyz' 'dPort=123' "Mary's Lamb"
> So the above should give me results of
> hello
> world
> sip=1.2.3.4
> host=abc xyz
> dPort=123
> Mary's Lamb
>
> Suggestions please. Thanks!
>
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parse-complex-search-string/5052/3 "2017-07-06T03:58:11Z")