Operator Name

Use

accrue

Selects documents that contain at least one of the search elements specified in a query. The more search elements there are, the higher the score will be.

<accrue>(java, oracle)

and

Selects documents that contain all the search elements specified in a query.

java <and> oracle

like

Selects documents that are similar to the sample documents or passages specified in a query.

<like>("Working on a team with art directors to develop high-level print and broadcast campaigns for big-name clients. Must have a minimum of 5 years of advertising copywriting experience in both print and broadcast with well-known clients")

near

Selects documents containing the specified search elements, where the closer the search terms are to each other in a document, the higher the document's score.

<near> (websphere, administrator)

near/n

Selects documents containing two or more search terms within n number of words of each other, where n is an integer up to 1000. The closer the search terms are to each other in a document, the higher the document's score.

<near/10> (websphere, administrator)

or

Selects documents that contain at least one of the search elements specified in a query.

java <or> j#

paragraph

Selects documents that include all the search elements you specify within the same paragraph.

<paragraph>(websphere, administrator, senior)

phrase

Selects documents that include a particular phrase. A phrase is a grouping of two or more words that occur in a specific order.

<phrase>(websphere, administrator, senior)

sentence

Selects documents that include all the specified words in the same sentence.

<sentence>(websphere, administrator, senior)

stem

Expands the search to include the specified word and its variations.

<stem>(program)

thesaurus

Expands the search to include the specified word and its synonyms.

<thesaurus>(leadership)

wildcard

Matches wildcard characters included in search strings. Certain characters indicate a wildcard specification automatically.

<wildcard>"program{er,ing,s}" (see additional examples below)

word

Performs a basic word search, selecting documents that include one or more instances of the specified word.

<word>java

Character

Function

Syntax

Locates

Specifies one alphanumeric character. You do not need to include the wildcard operator when you include the question mark in your query. The question mark is ignored in a set ([]) or in an alternative pattern ({}).

"?an"

"ran," "pan," "can," and "ban"

Specifies zero or more of any alphanumeric character. You do not need to include the wildcard operator when you include the asterisk in your query; you should not use the asterisk to specify the first character of a wildcard-character string. The asterisk is ignored in a set ([]) or in an alternative pattern ({}).

"corp*"

"corporate," "corporation," "corporal," and "corpulent"

Specifies any single character in a set. If a word includes a set, you must enclose the word in backquotes (''). Also, there can be no spaces in a set.

<wildcard> "c[auo]t"

"cat," "cut," and "cot"

Specifies one of each pattern separated by a comma. If a word includes a pattern, you must enclose the word in backquotes (''). Also, there can be no spaces in a set.

<wildcard> "bank{s,er,ing}"

"banks," "banker," and "banking"

Specifies one of any character not included in a set. The caret (^) must be the first character after the left bracket ([) that introduces a set.

<wildcard> "st[^oa]ck"

Excludes "stock" and "stack," but locates "stick" and "stuck"

Specifies a range of characters in a set.

<wildcard> "c[a-r]t"

Includes every three-letter word from "cat" to "crt"