# Proximity Search with wildcard
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/proximity-search-with-wildcard/125907
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 28, 2018, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/proximity-search-with-wildcard/125907 "2018-03-28T10:20:41Z")
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### Author:  [@kamalgupta0808](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kamalgupta0808)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2018, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/proximity-search-with-wildcard/125907/1 "2018-03-28T10:20:41Z")
Hello,
I am working on a patent doc. Is there a way where Query string Query be used to search in near(proximity) as well as with wildcard? I am not able to use span query because then I have to take care of many cases or can span query be generated by itself.
For example-
1. ("watch" OR artific\*) near (virtua?)
Can Query string query be used to fetch the results or any other string Query?
2. Input:
'ferm! w/5 outil w/5 dispositif'
Output:
{
'span\_near': {
'clauses': [
{'span\_multi': {'match': {'prefix': {'text': 'ferm'}}}},
{'span\_near': {
'clauses': [
{'span\_term': {'text': 'outil'}},
{'span\_term': {'text': 'dispositif'}}
],
'collect\_payloads': False,
'in\_order': False,
'slop': 4}
}
],
'collect\_payloads': False,
'in\_order': False,
'slop': 4
}
} },
I want to this in php or javascript or node.
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/proximity-search-with-wildcard/125907/2 "2018-04-25T10:32:31Z")
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