elasticsearch/docs/reference/query-dsl/queries/field-query.asciidoc

[[query-dsl-field-query]]
=== Field Query

A query that executes a query string against a specific field. It is a
simplified version of
<<query-dsl-query-string-query,query_string>>
query (by setting the `default_field` to the field this query executed
against). In its simplest form:

[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
{
    "field" : {
        "name.first" : "+something -else"
    }
}
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Most of the `query_string` parameters are allowed with the `field` query
as well, in such a case, the query should be formatted as follows:

[source,js]
--------------------------------------------------
{
    "field" : {
        "name.first" : {
            "query" : "+something -else",
            "boost" : 2.0,
            "enable_position_increments": false
        }
    }
}
--------------------------------------------------