Which index(element) of an array are the ones that matched in highlight search results ? I'm using the elasticsearch.js of the elasticsearch 5.1.1 . The data item is as follows: { "data" : [{ "grade" : 1, "comment" : " This is test program" }, { "grade" : 2, "comment" : " This is te…

Which index(element) of an array are the ones that matched in highlight search results?

Mark_Harwood (Mark Harwood) February 6, 2017, 10:15am 2

You can't with a regular "flat" mapping of your data.
Depending on your data you might want to look at [nested docs] (Nested datatype | Elasticsearch Guide [5.2] | Elastic) mappings - you can then use inner hits to retrieve and highlight the individual nested docs that match your search criteria.

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