# Search query issue using "term" and spaces **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 3, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-issue-using-term-and-spaces/3186 "2010-08-03T23:43:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-issue-using-term-and-spaces/3186/7 "2010-08-04T19:14:55Z")
No, there isn't a magic mapping setting that will enable it... . You will have to do it by hand for now... . Note that an existing field mapping can be "upgraded" to multi field mapping when new mapping definition is merged with an existing one. -shay.banon On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:59 PM, elastic searcher [elasticsearcher@gmail.com](mailto:elasticsearcher@gmail.com)wrote: > Awesome, thanks. > > One more question. > > If I want to have every string in a type (or every string in my > Elasticsearch datastore) both analyzed and non-analyzed, is there any > way I can do this easily? > > The documentation shows examples which detail the particular > properties within a type having non-default analyzers, but is there > any way to have the same non-default analyzers for _all_ properties > within a type? > > Thanks again. > > On Aug 4, 10:28 am, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > If you want to query by a "single" term, then you set it to be > > not\_analyzed > > on the index mapping. store has nothing to do with the analysis process, > > it > > just controls if you can fetch the field "on its own", without the > > \_source, > > when you search. > > > > -shay.banon > > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:31 PM, elastic searcher > > [elasticsearc...@gmail.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@gmail.com)wrote: > > > > > Thanks guys. > > > > > If all I wanted to be able to do was to A) search based on individual > > > words in a field (like the default mapping), and B) search based on > > > entire terms, could I use the "store" attribute of the string type and > > > set it to 'yes' (it defaults to 'no') in order to additionally be able > > > to search for the exact term? > > > > > Or would I have to use a multi-mapping in order to store both analyzed > > > and non-analyzed versions of the field? > > > > > In my system, I would like to be able to search my test results by > > > word tokens, but I also need to be able to determine if a particular > > > result is already inserted, so as not to insert another, identical, > > > result, and for that, I need to be able to query for the entire term > > > (or if there's a better way, please enlighten me) > > > > > Thanks again for your time. > > > > > On Aug 3, 11:01 pm, Shay Banon [shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.ba...@elasticsearch.com) wrote: > > > > > > > Also, note that the analysis process is also relevant when searching. > > > > The > > > > term query do no analysis on the searched text (its a term). The > > > > field > > > > query > > > > analyzes the text, breaks it into terms, and constructs a query to > > > > try > > > > and > > > > match on them. > > > > > > -shay.banon > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 3:01 AM, Berkay Mollamustafaoglu > > > > [mber...@gmail.com](mailto:mber...@gmail.com)wrote: > > > > > > > When a field (like user) is "analyzed", the content gets tokenized > > > > > (by > > > > > default) words. In your example, if you want to be able to search > > > > > as > > > > > "kim > > > > > chy" the field should not be analyzed. You can have multi field > > > > > mappings to > > > > > have both analyzed and not analyzed versions as well. These links > > > > > may > > > > > help: > > > > > > > [www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/mapping/multi\_field/](http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/mapping/multi_field/) > > > > > [Analysis | Elasticsearch Guide [8.11] | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/index_modules/analysis/) > > > > > \< > > > > > [Analysis | Elasticsearch Guide [8.11] | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.com/docs/elasticsearch/index_modules/analysis/) > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Berkay Mollamustafaoglu > > > > > mberkay on yahoo, google and skype > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:43 PM, elastic searcher \< > > > > > [elasticsearc...@gmail.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@gmail.com)\> wrote: > > > > > > > > Sorry to bother you about another probably-simple issue I'm > > > > > > having. > > > > > > > > When I'm using a query to search, with the "term" query, and the > > > > > > field > > > > > > I'm searching for has a space in it, I can't find it. When there > > > > > > is no > > > > > > space in the field I am searching for, I can find things. > > > > > > > > Example below: > > > > > > > > curl -XPUThttp://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/1-d'{ > > > > > > > > > > > > > "user" : "kim chy", > > > > > > > "message" : "test message" > > > > > > > }' > > > > > > > {"ok":true,"\_index":"twitter","\_type":"tweet","\_id":"1"} > > > > > > > > curl -XGEThttp://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/\_search-d'{ > > > > > > > > > > > > > "query" : { "term" : { "user" : "kim chy" } } > > > > > > > }' > > > > > > > {"\_shards":{"total":5,"successful":5,"failed":0},"hits":{"total": > > > > > > > 0,"max\_score":null,"hits":}} > > > > > > > > curl -XPUThttp://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/1-d'{ > > > > > > "user" : "kimchy", > > > > > > "message" : "test message" > > > > > > }' > > > > > > {"ok":true,"\_index":"twitter","\_type":"tweet","\_id":"1"} > > > > > > > > curl -XGEThttp://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/\_search-d'{ > > > > > > "query" : { "term" : { "user" : "kimchy" } } > > > > > > }' > > > > > > {"\_shards":{"total":5,"successful":5,"failed":0},"hits":{"total": > > > > > > 1,"max\_score":1.5108256,"hits": > > > > > > [{"\_index":"twitter","\_type":"tweet","\_id":"1","\_score":1.5108256, > > > > > > "\_source" : { > > > > > > "user" : "kimchy", > > > > > > "message" : "test message" > > > > > > }}]}} > > > > > > > > Thank you for your time --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-issue-using-term-and-spaces/3186)._