Constructor
new Searcher(index)
Creates a new instance of helma.Search.Seacher
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
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index |
helma.Search.Index | The index to search in. |
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Returns:
A newly created index searcher
Members
hits :helma.Search.HitCollection
The search results.
Type:
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sortFields :java.util.Vector
A vector with SortField instances, if any have been defined.
Type:
- java.util.Vector
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Methods
close()
Closes the wrapped IndexSearcher instance.
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getSearcher()
Returns the wrapped IndexSearcher instance.
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search(query, filter)
Searches an index using the query passed as argument.
The resulting collection of hits is stored in the property "hits"
of this Searcher instance. Don't forget to close the searcher
when finished processing its hits.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
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query |
helma.Search.Query | The query to use for searching |
filter |
helma.Search.QueryFilter | An optional query filter for filtering the results. |
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Returns:
The number of hits.
sortBy(fieldName, type)
Sets a field as result sorting field. This method can be called
with a different number of arguments:
sortBy(fieldName)
sortBy(fieldName, type)
sortBy(fieldName, reverse)
sortBy(fieldName, type, reverse)
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
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fieldName |
String | The name of the field in the index by which the search result should be ordered. |
type |
String | The type of the field defined by argument fieldName. Valid arguments are "string", "float", "int", "score", "doc", "auto", "custom". Default is "auto". See http://lucene.apache.org/java/docs/api/org/apache/lucene/search/SortField.html for an explanation. |
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