elasticsearch/docs/reference/scripting-languages/painless/painless-update-context.md

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Update context [painless-update-context]

Use a Painless script in an update operation to add, modify, or delete fields within a single document.

Variables

params (Map, read-only) : User-defined parameters passed in as part of the query.

ctx['op'] (String) : The name of the operation.

ctx['_routing'] (String, read-only) : The value used to select a shard for document storage.

ctx['_index'] (String, read-only) : The name of the index.

ctx['_id'] (String, read-only) : The unique document id.

ctx['_version'] (int, read-only) : The current version of the document.

ctx['_now'] (long, read-only) : The current timestamp in milliseconds.

ctx['_source'] (Map) : Contains extracted JSON in a Map and List structure for the fields existing in a stored document.

Side Effects

ctx['op'] : Use the default of index to update a document. Set to none to specify no operation or delete to delete the current document from the index.

ctx['_source'] : Modify the values in the Map/List structure to add, modify, or delete the fields of a document.

Return

void : No expected return value.

API

The standard Painless API is available.

Example

To run this example, first follow the steps in context examples.

The following query updates a document to be sold, and sets the cost to the actual price paid after discounts:

POST /seats/_update/3
{
  "script": {
    "source": "ctx._source.sold = true; ctx._source.cost = params.sold_cost",
    "lang": "painless",
    "params": {
      "sold_cost": 26
    }
  }
}