# Split text field in array with multiple value

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-text-field-in-array-with-multiple-value/295492
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [January 26, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-text-field-in-array-with-multiple-value/295492 "2022-01-26T17:15:38Z")
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### Author: ![meyer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@meyer1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/meyer1)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-text-field-in-array-with-multiple-value/295492/1 "2022-01-26T17:15:38Z")

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Hello ! I am new to kibana and Elasticsearch.

My need :

my document :  
{  
"text": "The 2 QUICK Brown-Foxes jumped over the lazy dog's bone."  
}

and i want to create scripted field and i want this result  
{  
"splitText" : {  
"The",  
"2",  
"quick",  
"brown",  
...  
},  
}

it's possible with scripted field or when i index my document ?

Thanks for your next answers.

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### Author: ![Tomo\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@Tomo\_M](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tomo_M)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-text-field-in-array-with-multiple-value/295492/2 "2022-01-26T17:45:51Z")

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Another option than script field is using ingest pipeline. A little more simple.

> **[Split processor | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.0\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.0/split-processor.html)**

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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: [February 23, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/split-text-field-in-array-with-multiple-value/295492/3 "2022-02-23T17:46:24Z")

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