# termsFilter (java API) **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 17, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/termsfilter-java-api/6416 "2012-01-17T21:58:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frank\_LaRosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Frank\_LaRosa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Frank_LaRosa)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/termsfilter-java-api/6416/1 "2012-01-17T21:58:31Z")
What's the correct way to use termsFilter from the Java API? The method is defined as termsFilter(String name, int... values). This is fine if you have some fixed number of values to pass in that you can explicitly enumerate in code, but I have a variably sized list. I tried passing ArrayList as the parameter. Java accepts this syntactically, but it doesn't work: Caused by: java.io.IOException: Type not allowed [class java.util.ArrayList] at org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.value(XContentBuilder.java: 747) at org.elasticsearch.index.query.TermsFilterBuilder.doXContent(TermsFilterBuilder.java: 144) at org.elasticsearch.index.query.BaseFilterBuilder.toXContent(BaseFilterBuilder.java: 33) at org.elasticsearch.index.query.AndFilterBuilder.doXContent(AndFilterBuilder.java: 81) at org.elasticsearch.index.query.BaseFilterBuilder.toXContent(BaseFilterBuilder.java: 33) at org.elasticsearch.search.builder.SearchSourceBuilder.toXContent(SearchSourceBuilder.java: 548) at org.elasticsearch.search.builder.SearchSourceBuilder.buildAsBytesStream(SearchSourceBuilder.java: 501) ... 8 more ---
**Author:** ![Karussell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/50afbb/32.png) [@Karussell1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karussell1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/termsfilter-java-api/6416/2 "2012-01-18T08:56:56Z")
did you try to convert it into an array? which version do you use? I think it has fixed in a recent version... Peter. On 17 Jan., 22:58, Frank LaRosa [fr...@studyblue.com](mailto:fr...@studyblue.com) wrote: > What's the correct way to use termsFilter from the Java API? > > The method is defined as termsFilter(String name, int... values). This > is fine if you have some fixed number of values to pass in that you > can explicitly enumerate in code, but I have a variably sized list. > > I tried passing ArrayList as the parameter. Java accepts this > syntactically, but it doesn't work: > > Caused by: java.io.IOException: Type not allowed [class > java.util.ArrayList] > at > org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.value(XContentBuilder.jav a: > 747) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.query.TermsFilterBuilder.doXContent(TermsFilterBuil der.java: > 144) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.query.BaseFilterBuilder.toXContent(BaseFilterBuilde r.java: > 33) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.query.AndFilterBuilder.doXContent(AndFilterBuilder. java: > 81) > at > org.elasticsearch.index.query.BaseFilterBuilder.toXContent(BaseFilterBuilde r.java: > 33) > at > org.elasticsearch.search.builder.SearchSourceBuilder.toXContent(SearchSourc eBuilder.java: > 548) > at > org.elasticsearch.search.builder.SearchSourceBuilder.buildAsBytesStream(Sea rchSourceBuilder.java: > 501) > ... 8 more ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/termsfilter-java-api/6416/3 "2012-01-18T19:35:02Z")
I pushed support for TermsFilterBuilder to support Iterable as well. Will be in 0.19. On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Karussell [tableyourtime@googlemail.com](mailto:tableyourtime@googlemail.com)wrote: > did you try to convert it into an array? which version do you use? I > think it has fixed in a recent version... > > Peter. > > On 17 Jan., 22:58, Frank LaRosa [fr...@studyblue.com](mailto:fr...@studyblue.com) wrote: > > > What's the correct way to use termsFilter from the Java API? > > > > The method is defined as termsFilter(String name, int... values). This > > is fine if you have some fixed number of values to pass in that you > > can explicitly enumerate in code, but I have a variably sized list. > > > > I tried passing ArrayList as the parameter. Java accepts this > > syntactically, but it doesn't work: > > > > Caused by: java.io.IOException: Type not allowed [class > > java.util.ArrayList] > > at > > org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder.value(XContentBuilder.jav > a: > > > 1. at > > org.elasticsearch.index.query.TermsFilterBuilder.doXContent(TermsFilterBuil > der.java: > > > 1. at > > org.elasticsearch.index.query.BaseFilterBuilder.toXContent(BaseFilterBuilde > r.java: > > > 1. > > > > ``` > > at > > > > ``` > > org.elasticsearch.index.query.AndFilterBuilder.doXContent(AndFilterBuilder. > java: > > > 1. > > > > ``` > > at > > > > ``` > > org.elasticsearch.index.query.BaseFilterBuilder.toXContent(BaseFilterBuilde > r.java: > > > 1. > > > > ``` > > at > > > > ``` > > org.elasticsearch.search.builder.SearchSourceBuilder.toXContent(SearchSourc > eBuilder.java: > > > 1. at > > org.elasticsearch.search.builder.SearchSourceBuilder.buildAsBytesStream(Sea > rchSourceBuilder.java: > > > 1. ... 8 more ---
**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, 3:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/termsfilter-java-api/6416/4 "2017-07-06T03:42:18Z")