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Binary datatype
editBinary datatype
editThe binary
type accepts a binary value as a
Base64 encoded string. The field is not
stored by default and is not searchable:
PUT my_index { "mappings": { "_doc": { "properties": { "name": { "type": "text" }, "blob": { "type": "binary" } } } } } PUT my_index/_doc/1 { "name": "Some binary blob", "blob": "U29tZSBiaW5hcnkgYmxvYg==" }
Parameters for binary
fields
editThe following parameters are accepted by binary
fields:
Should the field be stored on disk in a column-stride fashion, so that it
can later be used for sorting, aggregations, or scripting? Accepts |
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Whether the field value should be stored and retrievable separately from
the |