# Read input from text file, use the same input in IF condition

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-input-from-text-file-use-the-same-input-in-if-condition/226362>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 3, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-input-from-text-file-use-the-same-input-in-if-condition/226362 "2020-04-03T07:58:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yogi\_1224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/898d66/32.png) [@Yogi\_1224](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yogi_1224)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-input-from-text-file-use-the-same-input-in-if-condition/226362/1 "2020-04-03T07:58:03Z")

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I want to read an input from text file and use the same input in IF condition to process some thing.

Example:

input =\> retrieve from file

IF( input == "value" ) {

Process Something.........

}

Can someone please help me in this

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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:** [May 1, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-input-from-text-file-use-the-same-input-in-if-condition/226362/2 "2020-05-01T07:58:20Z")

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