# Script not supporting nested if-else or switch case

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-not-supporting-nested-if-else-or-switch-case/5715>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 28, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-not-supporting-nested-if-else-or-switch-case/5715 "2011-10-28T10:51:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![narinder\_izap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/narinder_izap/32/803_2.png) [@narinder\_izap](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/narinder_izap)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-not-supporting-nested-if-else-or-switch-case/5715/1 "2011-10-28T10:51:15Z")

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Hi there,  
I am trying to run the following query, its responding well  
if I am using simple if-else in script, but my requirement is different for  
different fields which requires nested or ladder if-else or switch case,  
None of these if working with script tag. Can you please help me out, what  
is the issue with the query?

{  
"query": {  
"custom\_score": {  
"query": {  
"filtered": {  
"query": {  
"bool": {  
"should": [  
{  
"text": {  
"searchable.title": {  
"type": "phrase\_prefix",  
"query": "k",  
"analyzer": null  
}  
}  
},  
{  
"text": {  
"searchable.code": {  
"type": "phrase\_prefix",  
"query": "k",  
"analyzer": null  
}  
}  
},  
{  
"text": {  
"searchable.zip": {  
"type": "phrase\_prefix",  
"query": "k"  
}  
}  
}  
]  
}  
},  
"filter": {  
"and": [  
{  
"term": {  
"follower\_of\_inverse": "34"  
}  
},  
{  
"or": [  
{  
"prefix": {  
"searchable.title": "k"  
}  
},  
{  
"prefix": {  
"searchable.code": "k"  
}  
},  
{  
"prefix": {  
"searchable.zip": "k"  
}  
}  
]  
}  
]  
}  
}  
},  
"script": {  
"script": "if(doc['subtype'].value=='abc') score_pow(10,3);  
elseif(doc['subtype'].value=='def')\_score_pow(10,0); else \_score"  
}  
}  
},  
"size": 7  
}

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**Author:** ![Clinton\_Gormley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-not-supporting-nested-if-else-or-switch-case/5715/2 "2011-10-28T11:02:40Z")

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On Fri, 2011-10-28 at 03:51 -0700, Narinder Kaur wrote:

> Hi there,  
> I am trying to run the following query, its responding  
> well if I am using simple if-else in script, but my requirement is  
> different for different fields which requires nested or ladder if-else  
> or switch case, None of these if working with script tag. Can you  
> please help me out, what is the issue with the query?

Have a look at the custom filters score query - will probably do what  
you want more efficiently:

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clint

> {  
> "query": {  
> "custom\_score": {  
> "query": {  
> "filtered": {  
> "query": {  
> "bool": {  
> "should": [  
> {  
> "text": {  
> "searchable.title": {  
> "type": "phrase\_prefix",  
> "query": "k",  
> "analyzer": null  
> }  
> }  
> },  
> {  
> "text": {  
> "searchable.code": {  
> "type": "phrase\_prefix",  
> "query": "k",  
> "analyzer": null  
> }  
> }  
> },  
> {  
> "text": {  
> "searchable.zip": {  
> "type": "phrase\_prefix",  
> "query": "k"  
> }  
> }  
> }  
> ]  
> }  
> },  
> "filter": {  
> "and": [  
> {  
> "term": {  
> "follower\_of\_inverse": "34"  
> }  
> },  
> {  
> "or": [  
> {  
> "prefix": {  
> "searchable.title": "k"  
> }  
> },  
> {  
> "prefix": {  
> "searchable.code": "k"  
> }  
> },  
> {  
> "prefix": {  
> "searchable.zip": "k"  
> }  
> }  
> ]  
> }  
> ]  
> }  
> }  
> },  
> "script": {  
> "script": "if(doc['subtype'].value=='abc') score_pow(10,3);  
> elseif(doc['subtype'].value=='def')\_score_pow(10,0); else \_score"  
> }  
> }  
> },  
> "size": 7  
> }

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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, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/script-not-supporting-nested-if-else-or-switch-case/5715/3 "2017-07-06T03:50:32Z")

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