Special Characters

FlexNet Code Insight 6.13.2

A list of special characters and their interpretation is provided below. If you prefer these characters to be interpreted as search data, the characters must be escaped by placing a backslash (\) character immediately before. Within a phrase, characters are interpreted as search data and need not be escaped. A phrase is one or more terms surrounded by quotation marks.

Special Characters

Special Characters

Description

* 0-n

n char wildcard

?

One-character wildcard

:

Follows field name

"

Begins or ends phrase

~

Similar or proximity search

!

Same as NOT

&&

Same as AND

||

Same as OR

( )

Groups terms

{ }

Exclusive range

[ ]

Inclusive range

\

Escapes next char

+

Preceding must have term

-

Preceding must not have term

^

Boosts term