# Search string with space

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-string-with-space/5061>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 5, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-string-with-space/5061 "2011-08-05T05:48:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ElasticUser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ElasticUser](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElasticUser)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-string-with-space/5061/1 "2011-08-05T05:48:08Z")

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In my raw message, I have apache directory text. I am using term query as below  
.setQuery(termQuery("message", ""apache directory""))  
But get 0 hits.  
Can someone let me know the API for matching strings separated by space? Please suggest....need solution urgently. Thanks

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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, 3:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-string-with-space/5061/2 "2017-07-06T03:58:10Z")

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