# Partial update to a document with java api
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/partial-update-to-a-document-with-java-api/22511
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 4, 2015, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/partial-update-to-a-document-with-java-api/22511 "2015-03-04T10:56:01Z")
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### Author:  [@Jakub\_Stransky](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jakub_Stransky)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2015, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/partial-update-to-a-document-with-java-api/22511/1 "2015-03-04T10:56:01Z")
Hello,
I am new to elasticsearch and I am trying to update just a portion of the
document via java api. From the rest client e.g. I am successfull but I am
really struggling with java api - UpdateRequest. I am updating a second
level source field with a "json object".
POST /ho/B/3278778460/\_update{
"script":"ctx.\_source.adresa = upd\_adr",
"params":{
"upd\_adr" :{ some\_json }
}}
This works fine and "some\_json" is updated correctly at correct possition
etc. However when I tried the same in java/scala
val json\_adresa = "{ some\_json}"
val ss = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder()
val x = XContentFactory.xContent(XContentType.JSON).createParser(json\_adresa)
ss.field(address\_key).copyCurrentStructure(x)
x.close()
val i = new UpdateRequest(storage\_folder,"BYT",adId)
i.script("ctx.\_source.adresa = upd\_adr")
i.addScriptParam("upd\_adr",ss)
.. and then send it to update API
I am getting following error:
Caused by: java.io.IOException: Can't write type [class org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder]
at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput.writeGenericValue(StreamOutput.java:407)
at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput.writeGenericValue(StreamOutput.java:374)
at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput.writeMap(StreamOutput.java:319)
at org.elasticsearch.action.update.UpdateRequest.writeTo(UpdateRequest.java:662)
at org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.sendRequest(NettyTransport.java:601)
at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:206)
... 26 more
Can someone more experienced help?
Thanks a lot
Jakub
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### Author:  [@savioteles](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/savioteles)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/partial-update-to-a-document-with-java-api/22511/2 "2015-03-04T14:35:09Z")
Is the json object correct? Print it here please.
2015-03-04 7:56 GMT-03:00 Jakub Stransky [stransky.ja@gmail.com](mailto:stransky.ja@gmail.com):
> Hello,
>
> I am new to elasticsearch and I am trying to update just a portion of the
> document via java api. From the rest client e.g. I am successfull but I am
> really struggling with java api - UpdateRequest. I am updating a second
> level source field with a "json object".
>
> POST /ho/B/3278778460/\_update{
> "script":"ctx.\_source.adresa = upd\_adr",
> "params":{
> "upd\_adr" :{ some\_json }
> }}
>
> This works fine and "some\_json" is updated correctly at correct possition
> etc. However when I tried the same in java/scala
>
> val json\_adresa = "{ some\_json}"
>
> val ss = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder()
> val x = XContentFactory.xContent(XContentType.JSON).createParser(json\_adresa)
> ss.field(address\_key).copyCurrentStructure(x)
> x.close()
>
> val i = new UpdateRequest(storage\_folder,"BYT",adId)
> i.script("ctx.\_source.adresa = upd\_adr")
> i.addScriptParam("upd\_adr",ss)
>
> .. and then send it to update API
>
> I am getting following error:
>
> Caused by: java.io.IOException: Can't write type [class org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder]
> at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput.writeGenericValue(StreamOutput.java:407)
> at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput.writeGenericValue(StreamOutput.java:374)
> at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput.writeMap(StreamOutput.java:319)
> at org.elasticsearch.action.update.UpdateRequest.writeTo(UpdateRequest.java:662)
> at org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.sendRequest(NettyTransport.java:601)
> at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:206)
> ... 26 more
>
> Can someone more experienced help?
>
> Thanks a lot
> Jakub
>
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PHD student in Computer Science focusing on High Performance Maps Platform
and Spatial Algorithms.
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### Author:  [@Jakub\_Stransky](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jakub_Stransky)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2015, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/partial-update-to-a-document-with-java-api/22511/3 "2015-03-05T09:13:06Z")
Hello,
I am actually fetching the object from ES before, modifing and updating
back. I tried updating an object as String with json content or as
XContent. Neither of these works. My complex json object I am trying to
update follows:
{
"adresaId": "adfasfa-5-faa",
"souradnice": {
"longitude": 0,
"latitude": 0,
"geopoint": [
0.0,
0.0
]
},
"mesto": "adfasfa 5",
"mestoComplete": "adfasfa 5",
"ulice": "faa",
"uliceComplete": "faa",
"cisloPopisne": 12,
"cisloOrientacni": 0,
"adresaComplete": [
"adfasfa 5 faa",
"faa adfasfa 5",
"adfasfa 5 faa",
"faa adfasfa 5"
],
"adresaCompleteness": "MESTO\_ULICE"
}
This content I am trying to update under field in main json document.
On Wednesday, 4 March 2015 15:35:42 UTC+1, Sávio Salvarino Teles de
Oliveira wrote:
> Is the json object correct? Print it here please.
>
> 2015-03-04 7:56 GMT-03:00 Jakub Stransky \<[stran...@gmail.com](mailto:stran...@gmail.com) \
>
> > :
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am new to elasticsearch and I am trying to update just a portion of the
> > document via java api. From the rest client e.g. I am successfull but I am
> > really struggling with java api - UpdateRequest. I am updating a second
> > level source field with a "json object".
> >
> > POST /ho/B/3278778460/\_update{
> > "script":"ctx.\_source.adresa = upd\_adr",
> > "params":{
> > "upd\_adr" :{ some\_json }
> > }}
> >
> > This works fine and "some\_json" is updated correctly at correct possition
> > etc. However when I tried the same in java/scala
> >
> > val json\_adresa = "{ some\_json}"
> >
> > val ss = XContentFactory.jsonBuilder()
> > val x = XContentFactory.xContent(XContentType.JSON).createParser(json\_adresa)
> > ss.field(address\_key).copyCurrentStructure(x)
> > x.close()
> >
> > val i = new UpdateRequest(storage\_folder,"BYT",adId)
> > i.script("ctx.\_source.adresa = upd\_adr")
> > i.addScriptParam("upd\_adr",ss)
> >
> > .. and then send it to update API
> >
> > I am getting following error:
> >
> > Caused by: java.io.IOException: Can't write type [class org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder]
> > at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput.writeGenericValue(StreamOutput.java:407)
> > at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput.writeGenericValue(StreamOutput.java:374)
> > at org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput.writeMap(StreamOutput.java:319)
> > at org.elasticsearch.action.update.UpdateRequest.writeTo(UpdateRequest.java:662)
> > at org.elasticsearch.transport.netty.NettyTransport.sendRequest(NettyTransport.java:601)
> > at org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService.sendRequest(TransportService.java:206)
> > ... 26 more
> >
> > Can someone more experienced help?
> >
> > Thanks a lot
> > Jakub
> >
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> Regards,
>
> Sávio S. Teles de Oliveira
>
> Co-Founder & Software Engineer at [www.gogeo.io](http://www.gogeo.io).
> PHD student in Computer Science focusing on High Performance Maps Platform
> and Spatial Algorithms.
> voice: +55 62 9136 6996
> [http://br.linkedin.com/in/savioteles](http://br.linkedin.com/in/savioteles)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/partial-update-to-a-document-with-java-api/22511/4 "2017-07-06T00:28:22Z")