Special Characters
Code Insight 6.14.2 SP1
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.
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Special Characters |
Description |
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* 0-n |
n char wildcard |
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? |
One-character wildcard |
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: |
Follows field name |
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" |
Begins or ends phrase |
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~ |
Similar or proximity search |
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! |
Same as NOT |
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&& |
Same as AND |
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|| |
Same as OR |
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( ) |
Groups terms |
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{ } |
Exclusive range |
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[ ] |
Inclusive range |
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\ |
Escapes next char |
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+ |
Preceding must have term |
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- |
Preceding must not have term |
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^ |
Boosts term |