In this example, the hyphen (-) has not been specified as a search character, and wildcards are used in the queries.
In this table, 1 through 4 represent the text, while a through e represent the query.
a) ice crea* |
b) ice-crea* |
c) icecrea* |
d) "ice crea*" |
e) ic*rea* | |
1. ice cream |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, if word-break analysis is used. |
No |
No |
2. icecream |
Yes, if word-break analysis is used. |
Yes, if word-break analysis is used. |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
3. ice-cream |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, if word-break analysis is used. |
No |
No |
4. cream ice |
Yes. Note that by using Phrase relevance ranking, the priority of this text would be lowered. |
No |
No |
No |
No |