Base class for all query elements, see remarks.
Declaration Syntax
C# | Visual Basic |
public abstract class Element
Public MustInherit Class Element
Members
All Members | Constructors | Methods | Properties | Fields | |
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Element(Configuration) |
Creates an instance of Element class.
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Configuration |
The instance of the Configuration class that holds the settings to be used.
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Content |
Returns a string representing the content of the element, this should typically be;
WordElement.Content => theWord
NotWordElement.Content => -theWord
GroupElement.Content => null
PhraseElement.Content => thePhrase (no quotes)
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CreateLexiconQueries(SearcherIO) |
Creates the LexiconQuery objects for this element.
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elementQueryCollection |
The lexicon queries used for the element
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
Finalize()()()() | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetHashCode()()()() | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetIgnoredWords()()()() |
Returns the stop words from the original query that were ignored.
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GetMatchingDocumentIDs(SearcherIO, IntHashtable, SearchOptions, Hashtable) |
Gets all document IDs matching this element.
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GetType()()()() | Gets the type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
IsStopWord()()()() |
Whether is stop word.
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MemberwiseClone()()()() | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
ToString()()()() | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Remarks
A search query contains one or more 'elements' - these are identified as follows.
- PhraseElement - a part of a query between quotes, eg. "this phrase"
- GroupElement - a part of a query between brackets, eg. (this group). Typically holds other elements within it.
- NotWordElement - a word in the query marked with a minus sign, eg. -excludeMe
- WordElement - a word in the query, eg. this
Inheritance Hierarchy
Object | ||
Element | ||
GroupElement | ||
NotWordElement | ||
OperatorElement | ||
PhraseElement | ||
WordElement |
Assembly: Keyoti4.SearchEngine.Core (Module: Keyoti4.SearchEngine.Core.dll) Version: 2022.8.22.610