Composite Words

German and Dutch text contains composite words. By default, Oracle Text creates composite indexes for these languages. The result is that a query on a term returns words that contain the term as a subcomposite.

For example, in German, a query on the term Bahnhof (train station) returns documents that contain Bahnhof or any word containing Bahnhof as a subcomposite, such as Hauptbahnhof, Nordbahnhof, or Ostbahnhof.

Enable and disable composite indexes with the composite attribute of the BASIC_LEXER preference.

See Also: Oracle Text Reference to learn more about the BASIC_LEXER