# Search pattern with a forward slash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-pattern-with-a-forward-slash/17028>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 15, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-pattern-with-a-forward-slash/17028 "2014-04-15T15:04:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![felix07059](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@felix07059](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/felix07059)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-pattern-with-a-forward-slash/17028/1 "2014-04-15T15:04:21Z")

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Hi,

I have a set of data setting in elasticsearch, like  
{"symbol":"AUD/USD"},{"symbol":"HKD/USD"},{"symbol":"AUD/EUR"}... I would  
like to search for "AUD/USD". So the search query string will be "{  
"bool":{ "must":{ "query\_string":{ "query":"(symbol:AUD/USD)" } } } }". But  
the result I got looks that ES used "/" (forward slash) to search any  
symbol having "AUD" or "USD" instead of "AUD/USD". I tried with "\/" and I  
got a same result.

thanks,  
Felix

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**Author:** ![dantuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dantuff](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dantuff)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-pattern-with-a-forward-slash/17028/2 "2014-04-15T15:18:23Z")

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Make it a phrase query:

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or with the query\_string:

{  
"bool": {  
"must": {  
"query\_string": {  
"query": "(symbol:"AUD/USD")"  
}  
}  
}  
}

Dan  
On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:04:21 PM UTC+1, [felix...@gmail.com](mailto:felix...@gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a set of data setting in elasticsearch, like  
> {"symbol":"AUD/USD"},{"symbol":"HKD/USD"},{"symbol":"AUD/EUR"}... I would  
> like to search for "AUD/USD". So the search query string will be "{  
> "bool":{ "must":{ "query\_string":{ "query":"(symbol:AUD/USD)" } } } }". But  
> the result I got looks that ES used "/" (forward slash) to search any  
> symbol having "AUD" or "USD" instead of "AUD/USD". I tried with "\/" and I  
> got a same result.
> 
> thanks,  
> Felix

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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, 1:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-pattern-with-a-forward-slash/17028/3 "2017-07-06T01:35:44Z")

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