# Use array in wildcard field in query

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-array-in-wildcard-field-in-query/224392
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-array-in-wildcard-field-in-query/224392 "2020-03-20T09:50:44Z")
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### Author: ![Dev-Flo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@Dev-Flo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dev-Flo)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-array-in-wildcard-field-in-query/224392/1 "2020-03-20T09:50:44Z")

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Hey,

I have an array of selected modules, called `selectedModules` that contains the names of the selected modules.  
Now, I want to search my Elasticsearch Index for `sources` that begin with either of the selected modules, like so:

```
    'query': {
        'bool': {
            'must': [{
                    'wildcard': {
                      "source.keyword": [selectedModules] +"*"
                    }
                },
      here is some other irrelevant stuff

```

However, this is way I always receive an empty array as response, since it probably searches for documents' sources that begin with the whole array.

Thus, how can I search for elements of an array with the wildcard field via one query.

Thanks.

Cheers,  
Florian

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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: [April 17, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-array-in-wildcard-field-in-query/224392/2 "2020-04-17T09:50:47Z")

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