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Take a self-guided product tour to see for yourself (no registration required).This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” indices options xcontent did not contain ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: indices.
Log Context
Log “indices options xcontent did not contain”classname is IndicesOptions.java We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
throw new ElasticsearchParseException("could not read indices options. unexpected object field [" + currentFieldName + "]");
}
}
if (wildcardStates == null) {
throw new ElasticsearchParseException("indices options xcontent did not contain " + EXPAND_WILDCARDS_FIELD.getPreferredName());
}
if (ignoreUnavailable == null) {
throw new ElasticsearchParseException(
"indices options xcontent did not contain " + IGNORE_UNAVAILABLE_FIELD.getPreferredName()
);
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