# Script\_exception - runtime error - Illegal list shortcut value

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-exception-runtime-error-illegal-list-shortcut-value/319297>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** painless\
**Created:** [November 18, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-exception-runtime-error-illegal-list-shortcut-value/319297 "2022-11-18T12:47:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JuanCarPC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/juancarpc/32/113521_2.png) [@JuanCarPC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JuanCarPC)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-exception-runtime-error-illegal-list-shortcut-value/319297/1 "2022-11-18T12:47:18Z")

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Hi,  
I made this update by query

```auto
POST documento2/_update_by_query
{
  "script": {
    "source": """
      for (int i = 0; i < ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos.size(); i++) {
          if(ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].subtipoEfectoCodsubefe != null && ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].subtipoEfectoCodsubefe.id == params.subefeId9210) {
                  if(ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe != null && ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.id == params.tipefeId9000) {
                            ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.id = params.tipefeId9200;
                            ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.univoco = params.tipefeNombre9200;
                  }
          }
      } """,
    "lang": "painless",
    "params": {
      "subefeId9210": 9210,
      "tipefeId9000": 9000,
      "tipefeId9200 ": 9200,
      "tipefeNombre9200": "Cannabicos"
    }
  },
   "query": {
    "bool": {
      "must": [
        {
          "nested": {
            "query": {
              "bool": {
                "must": [
                  {
                    "nested": {
                      "query": {
                        "bool": {
                          "must": [
                            {
                              "bool": {
                                "must": [
                                  {
                                    "term": {
                                      "innResultado.innResultadoEfectos.subtipoEfectoCodsubefe.id": {
                                        "value": 9210,
                                        "boost": 1
                                      }
                                    }
                                  },
                                  {
                                    "term": {
                                      "innResultado.innResultadoEfectos.tipoEfectoCodtipefe.id": {
                                        "value": 9000,
                                        "boost": 1
                                      }
                                    }
                                  }
                                ],
                                "adjust_pure_negative": true,
                                "boost": 1
                              }
                            },
                            {
                              "match": {
                                "innResultado.innResultadoEfectos.flagActive": {
                                  "query": true,
                                  "operator": "OR",
                                  "prefix_length": 0,
                                  "max_expansions": 50,
                                  "fuzzy_transpositions": true,
                                  "lenient": false,
                                  "zero_terms_query": "NONE",
                                  "auto_generate_synonyms_phrase_query": true,
                                  "boost": 1
                                }
                              }
                            }
                          ],
                          "adjust_pure_negative": true,
                          "boost": 1
                        }
                      },
                      "path": "innResultado.innResultadoEfectos",
                      "ignore_unmapped": false,
                      "score_mode": "avg",
                      "boost": 1
                    }
                  },
                  {
                    "match": {
                      "innResultado.flagActive": {
                        "query": true,
                        "operator": "OR",
                        "prefix_length": 0,
                        "max_expansions": 50,
                        "fuzzy_transpositions": true,
                        "lenient": false,
                        "zero_terms_query": "NONE",
                        "auto_generate_synonyms_phrase_query": true,
                        "boost": 1
                      }
                    }
                  }
                ],
                "adjust_pure_negative": true,
                "boost": 1
              }
            },
            "path": "innResultado",
            "ignore_unmapped": false,
            "score_mode": "avg",
            "boost": 1
          }
        },
        {
          "match": {
            "flagActive": {
              "query": true,
              "operator": "OR",
              "prefix_length": 0,
              "max_expansions": 50,
              "fuzzy_transpositions": true,
              "lenient": false,
              "zero_terms_query": "NONE",
              "auto_generate_synonyms_phrase_query": true,
              "boost": 1
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "adjust_pure_negative": true,
      "boost": 1
    }
  }
}

```

and the response is this:

```auto
{
  "error": {
    "root_cause": [
      {
        "type": "script_exception",
        "reason": "runtime error",
        "script_stack": [
          "i = 0; i < ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos.size(); i++) {\r\n ",
          " ^---- HERE"
        ],
        "script": " for (int i = 0; i < ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos.size(); i++) {\r\n if(ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].subtipoEfectoCodsubefe != null && ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].subtipoEfectoCodsubefe.id == params.subefeId9210) {\r\n if(ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe != null && ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.id == params.tipefeId9000) {\r\n ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.id = params.tipefeId9200;\r\n ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.univoco = params.tipefeNombre9200;\r\n }\r\n }\r\n } ",
        "lang": "painless"
      }
    ],
    "type": "script_exception",
    "reason": "runtime error",
    "script_stack": [
      "i = 0; i < ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos.size(); i++) {\r\n ",
      " ^---- HERE"
    ],
    "script": " for (int i = 0; i < ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos.size(); i++) {\r\n if(ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].subtipoEfectoCodsubefe != null && ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].subtipoEfectoCodsubefe.id == params.subefeId9210) {\r\n if(ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe != null && ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.id == params.tipefeId9000) {\r\n ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.id = params.tipefeId9200;\r\n ctx._source.innResultado.innResultadoEfectos[i].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.univoco = params.tipefeNombre9200;\r\n }\r\n }\r\n } ",
    "lang": "painless",
    "caused_by": {
      "type": "illegal_argument_exception",
      "reason": "Illegal list shortcut value [innResultadoEfectos]."
    }
  },
  "status": 500
}

```

The Get query works good, but the update doesn't.

I don't know how to fix it.

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**Author:** ![JuanCarPC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/juancarpc/32/113521_2.png) [@JuanCarPC](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JuanCarPC)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-exception-runtime-error-illegal-list-shortcut-value/319297/2 "2022-11-21T08:09:29Z")

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I fix the problem making this:

```auto
 "source": """
        for (int i = 0; i < ctx._source.innResultado.length; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < ctx._source.innResultado[i].innResultadoEfectos.length; j++) {
          if(ctx._source.innResultado[i].innResultadoEfectos[j].subtipoEfectoCodsubefe != null && ctx._source.innResultado[i].innResultadoEfectos[j].subtipoEfectoCodsubefe.id == params.subefeId9210) {
                  if(ctx._source.innResultado[i].innResultadoEfectos[j].tipoEfectoCodtipefe != null && ctx._source.innResultado[i].innResultadoEfectos[j].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.id == params.tipefeId9000) {
                            ctx._source.innResultado[i].innResultadoEfectos[j].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.id = params.tipefeId9200;
                            ctx._source.innResultado[i].innResultadoEfectos[j].tipoEfectoCodtipefe.univoco = params.tipefeNombre9200;
                  }
          }
          }
      } """,

```

This post was usefull as a reference this post:

[Painless: problem accessing nested object using dot notation]  
([Painless: problem accessing nested object using dot notation - #2 by rjernst](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/painless-problem-accessing-nested-object-using-dot-notation/150599/2))

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**Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-exception-runtime-error-illegal-list-shortcut-value/319297/3 "2022-12-19T08:10:26Z")

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