# Range Filter - Accessing Nested Fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/range-filter-accessing-nested-fields/54418>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 30, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/range-filter-accessing-nested-fields/54418 "2016-06-30T14:34:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DJRickyB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@DJRickyB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DJRickyB)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/range-filter-accessing-nested-fields/54418/1 "2016-06-30T14:34:30Z")

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Given the syntax example for the ranges parameter of the range plugin as follows, how would you access/evaluate the value of a nested field?

filter {  
range {  
ranges =\> [ "message", 0, 10, "tag:short",  
"message", 11, 100, "tag:medium" ]  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 5:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/range-filter-accessing-nested-fields/54418/2 "2016-07-01T05:42:15Z")

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I would assume that the standard `[field][subfield]` notation would work.

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/event-dependent-configuration.html#logstash-config-field-references](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/event-dependent-configuration.html#logstash-config-field-references)

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**Author:** ![DJRickyB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@DJRickyB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DJRickyB)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/range-filter-accessing-nested-fields/54418/3 "2016-07-06T20:53:42Z")

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Hm, unfortunately that didn't work (tried like the following:)

filter {  
range {  
ranges =\> ["[parent][child]", 0, 10, "tag:short",  
"[parent][child]", 11, 100, "tag:medium" ]  
}  
}

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/range-filter-accessing-nested-fields/54418/4 "2017-07-06T04:49:15Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 4:49am UTC