Logical Operators

Keyword searches support complex search expressions that use the following logical operators, listed in order of precedence:

For example, a user might enter these search criteria:

(summer AND Mexican OR southwestern) AND NOT "fresh cilantro"

Given these criteria, the SearchFormHandler retrieves repository data as follows:

  1. Excludes all items that contain the keyword fresh cilantro.

  2. Of the remaining items:

    - Retrieves those that have both of these values: summer and Mexican.

    - Includes items that have the value southwestern.

 
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