filter search command

This command displays search results that match the specified filter function.

Syntax

In the preceding syntax, <filter-function> can be one of the functions described in the following table:

Short examples

Example 1: Filter search results containing numeric values for the field ResponseCode.

Example 2: Filter search results that do not contain the field Thread.

Example 3: Filter search results matching the field RequestType with the value GET in a case-insensitive way.

Example 4: Filter search results matching the field RequestType with the value GET in a case-sensitive way.

Example 5: Filter search results to display the field RequestType with the value matching the regular expression "....".

Example 6: Filter search results for the field ResponseCode with a value greater than 400.

Example 7: Filter search results for the field ResponseCode with a value less than 400.

Long examples

The following sample data and sample indexed data (displayed on the Search tab) will help you understand the examples of using the filter command.

• Sample data
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• Sample indexed data
• isNumeric
• fieldexists
• match
• regex
• greaterThan
• lessThan

Sample data

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Sample indexed data

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isNumeric

In this example, you use the command to display search results containing numeric values for the field ResponseCode.

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Output

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fieldexists

In this example, you use the command to display search results containing the field invalidField.

If the specified field does not exist in the indexed data, no results are displayed.

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match

In this example, you use the command to display search results matching the field RequestType with the value GET.

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Output

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regex

In this example, you use the command to display search results if the value of the field RequestType matches the regular expression specified.

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Output

In the following output, only results in which the value of the field RequestType contains four characters are displayed according to the regular expression used in the command.

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greaterThan

In this example, you use the command to display search results in which the value of the field ResponseCode is greater than the value 400.

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lessThan

In this example, you use the command to display search results in which the value of the field ResponseCode is less than the value 400.

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Notes

• The product supports only Java regular expressions that are compatible with Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.8.
• The isNumeric function works only for numeric values stored as a string at the time of data-pattern creation.