# WildcardQueryBuilder and FieldQueryBuilder **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 28, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcardquerybuilder-and-fieldquerybuilder/3046 "2010-06-28T02:19:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Samuel\_Doyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Samuel\_Doyle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Samuel_Doyle)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcardquerybuilder-and-fieldquerybuilder/3046/1 "2010-06-28T02:19:44Z")
Out of curiosity why does FieldQueryBuilder allow leading wildcards while the WildcardQueryBuilder does not? Thanks ---
**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:** [June 28, 2010, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcardquerybuilder-and-fieldquerybuilder/3046/2 "2010-06-28T09:35:54Z")
Had a look at field query handling, and it was missing proper handling of `allow_leading_wildcards` parameter. So, field query was not allowing leading wildcards regardless of what you placed in the builder. Is that what you meant? wildcard query should allow for leading wildcards. -shay.banon On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Samuel Doyle [samueldoyle@gmail.com](mailto:samueldoyle@gmail.com) wrote: > Out of curiosity why does FieldQueryBuilder allow leading wildcards while > the WildcardQueryBuilder does not? > > Thanks ---
**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:** [June 28, 2010, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcardquerybuilder-and-fieldquerybuilder/3046/3 "2010-06-28T09:36:14Z")
Here is the issue: > > > Since it doesn't take into account \`allow\_leading\_wildcard\` parameter, which def…aults to \`true\`, then its not allowed to place leading wildcards in queries. On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Shay Banon [shay.banon@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.banon@elasticsearch.com)wrote: > Had a look at field query handling, and it was missing proper handling of > `allow_leading_wildcards` parameter. So, field query was not allowing > leading wildcards regardless of what you placed in the builder. Is that what > you meant? wildcard query should allow for leading wildcards. > > -shay.banon > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Samuel Doyle [samueldoyle@gmail.com](mailto:samueldoyle@gmail.com)wrote: > > > Out of curiosity why does FieldQueryBuilder allow leading wildcards while > > the WildcardQueryBuilder does not? > > > > Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Samuel\_Doyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Samuel\_Doyle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Samuel_Doyle)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcardquerybuilder-and-fieldquerybuilder/3046/4 "2010-06-28T13:19:59Z")
Yeah thanks On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 2:36 AM, Shay Banon [shay.banon@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.banon@elasticsearch.com)wrote: > Here is the issue: > [Query DSL: field query does not take into account `allow_leading_wildcards` · Issue #236 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](http://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/issue/236) > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Shay Banon \<[shay.banon@elasticsearch.com](mailto:shay.banon@elasticsearch.com) > > > wrote: > > > Had a look at field query handling, and it was missing proper handling of > > `allow_leading_wildcards` parameter. So, field query was not allowing > > leading wildcards regardless of what you placed in the builder. Is that what > > you meant? wildcard query should allow for leading wildcards. > > > > -shay.banon > > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Samuel Doyle [samueldoyle@gmail.com](mailto:samueldoyle@gmail.com)wrote: > > > > > Out of curiosity why does FieldQueryBuilder allow leading wildcards while > > > the WildcardQueryBuilder does not? > > > > > > Thanks ---
**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, 4:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcardquerybuilder-and-fieldquerybuilder/3046/5 "2017-07-06T04:22:56Z")