# Search For a string in scripted index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-for-a-string-in-scripted-index/264506>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** painless\
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-for-a-string-in-scripted-index/264506 "2021-02-17T05:44:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![AClerk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aclerk/32/55297_2.png) [@AClerk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AClerk)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-for-a-string-in-scripted-index/264506/2 "2021-02-18T02:26:47Z")

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Try a scripted field

```auto
String str = doc['short_description.keyword'].value;
if (str.contains("Gerrit")) {
return true;
}
return false;

```

[Another discussion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-scripted-field-using-substring-before/238096/10)

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