# setTrackTotalHits (Java transport client) default in docs is wrong

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settracktotalhits-java-transport-client-default-in-docs-is-wrong/180800>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 13, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settracktotalhits-java-transport-client-default-in-docs-is-wrong/180800 "2019-05-13T11:42:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![e-orz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@e-orz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/e-orz)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settracktotalhits-java-transport-client-default-in-docs-is-wrong/180800/1 "2019-05-13T11:42:49Z")

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Hi,  
according to the docs:  
"Indicates if the total hit count for the query should be tracked. Defaults to true".

When I use `client.prepareSearch(...)` and don't set `setTrackTotalHits` I still get the result with "gte" totals. Setting `setTrackTotalHits` to true solves the issue.

Either the default is false, or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,  
Eli

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settracktotalhits-java-transport-client-default-in-docs-is-wrong/180800/2 "2019-05-13T12:20:55Z")

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Could you share the link to the documentation and the version you are using?

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**Author:** ![e-orz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@e-orz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/e-orz)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settracktotalhits-java-transport-client-default-in-docs-is-wrong/180800/3 "2019-05-13T13:13:36Z")

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The javadoc. I am using 7.0.0 but it's also in master. see:

> <https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/45e1e59371b4c8159d6a11999458537db414a7c2/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchRequestBuilder.java#L381>

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settracktotalhits-java-transport-client-default-in-docs-is-wrong/180800/4 "2019-05-20T10:04:20Z")

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Hmmm. Looks like a Javadoc issue. @jimczi WDYT?

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**Author:** ![jimczi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jimczi/32/47985_2.png) [@jimczi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jimczi)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settracktotalhits-java-transport-client-default-in-docs-is-wrong/180800/5 "2019-05-20T10:46:09Z")

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Thanks @dadoonet and @e-orz this is a leftover. I opened [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/42219](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/42219) to fix the docs.

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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:** [June 17, 2019, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/settracktotalhits-java-transport-client-default-in-docs-is-wrong/180800/6 "2019-06-17T10:46:11Z")

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