# Search query to return docs based on conditions inside the doc
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-to-return-docs-based-on-conditions-inside-the-doc/12001
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 17, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-to-return-docs-based-on-conditions-inside-the-doc/12001 "2013-05-17T01:48:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@shgeorge](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shgeorge)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-to-return-docs-based-on-conditions-inside-the-doc/12001/1 "2013-05-17T01:48:51Z")
Hi
I have a usecase where the conditions for returning the document is
predefined in the doc. At query time these conditions are unknown. Is there
a way to evaluate this before returning the search results.
Eg: document with id b1 should be returned when type == shoes and temp \>
80 while
document b2 should be returned when type == shoes and temp == 80 and age \<
20
Is it possible to construct queries to return the docs that match the
predefined conditions?
Appreciate any suggestion
Thanks
Sheeba
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### Author:  [@Clinton\_Gormley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Clinton_Gormley)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2013, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-to-return-docs-based-on-conditions-inside-the-doc/12001/2 "2013-05-17T10:59:36Z")
Hi Sheeba
Only by marking docs b1 and b2 with some other field, like a category or
something, eg when type==shoes and type==80, then return docs of category
'foo'. So you'd need to store category 'foo' in the doc
clint
On 17 May 2013 03:48, Sheeba George [sheeba.george@gmail.com](mailto:sheeba.george@gmail.com) wrote:
> Hi
> I have a usecase where the conditions for returning the document is
> predefined in the doc. At query time these conditions are unknown. Is there
> a way to evaluate this before returning the search results.
>
> Eg: document with id b1 should be returned when type == shoes and temp \>
> 80 while
> document b2 should be returned when type == shoes and temp == 80 and age \<
> 20
>
> Is it possible to construct queries to return the docs that match the
> predefined conditions?
> Appreciate any suggestion
>
> Thanks
> Sheeba
>
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-query-to-return-docs-based-on-conditions-inside-the-doc/12001/3 "2017-07-06T02:36:07Z")