# Sort by bool expression

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-bool-expression/29887>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 24, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-bool-expression/29887 "2015-09-24T03:02:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![nizsheanez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nizsheanez/32/688_2.png) [@nizsheanez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nizsheanez)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-bool-expression/29887/1 "2015-09-24T03:02:26Z")

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Can i do sort by: some\_number IN field\_name?  
I know one solution with groovy: doc['field\_name'].value.contains(some\_number)`, but maybe possible to do same without groovy?

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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 5, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-by-bool-expression/29887/2 "2017-07-05T23:48:20Z")

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