[[query-dsl-flt-field-query]]
=== Fuzzy Like This Field Query

deprecated[1.6.0, This query will be removed in Elasticsearch 2.0]

The `fuzzy_like_this_field` query is the same as the `fuzzy_like_this`
query, except that it runs against a single field. It provides nicer
query DSL over the generic `fuzzy_like_this` query, and support typed
fields query (automatically wraps typed fields with type filter to match
only on the specific type).

[source,js]
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{
    "fuzzy_like_this_field" : {
        "name.first" : {
            "like_text" : "text like this one",
            "max_query_terms" : 12
        }
    }
}
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`fuzzy_like_this_field` can be shortened to `flt_field`.

The `fuzzy_like_this_field` top level parameters include:

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|Parameter |Description
|`like_text` |The text to find documents like it, *required*.

|`ignore_tf` |Should term frequency be ignored. Defaults to `false`.

|`max_query_terms` |The maximum number of query terms that will be
included in any generated query. Defaults to `25`.

|`fuzziness` |The fuzziness of the term variants. Defaults
to `0.5`. See  <<fuzziness>>.

|`prefix_length` |Length of required common prefix on variant terms.
Defaults to `0`.

|`boost` |Sets the boost value of the query. Defaults to `1.0`.

|`analyzer` |The analyzer that will be used to analyze the text.
Defaults to the analyzer associated with the field.
|=======================================================================

