Search Tags

The Search tag library contains tag wrappers for the SearchContext Java API. SearchContext is an extension of the Search API with convenient methods for advanced search and search result status. The Search tag library can be divided into various categories depending upon where the tags should be used.

Types of Tags

The search.tld file does not have any context setup or validator tags. All of the normal tags in the search.tld file have a bodycontent of empty except searchContext and search result.

Tag Attributes

A number of attributes have a value of true for rtexprvalue, which means the value for this attribute can be obtained at run time or it can be hardcoded. These attributes are listed as dynamic attributes.

Exceptions

When you are developing JSPs or doing Search administration tasks, you may see the following exceptions:

Taglib Use Errors

• Invalid Tag Sequence: Must be within a searchContext Tag

• Variable Undefined in Page Context

• Invalid nesting of context

• Error in creating search context

Search Request Errors

• Search server is not defined

• View Hits cannot be 0

• RDM Type must be defined

• Query Language must be defined