Searches with wildcard characters and operators

The search feature supports the use of wildcard characters and operators.

Wildcard characters

Use wildcard characters to replace characters in a keyword where you want to find variants of the keyword.

Type	Character	Function	Example
Single character	?	Replaces exactly one character	d?g In the example, the query results include documents that have words like dog, dig, or dug.
Multiple characters	*	Replaces any number of characters in the keyword	dog* In the example, the query results include documents that have words like dog, dogs, dogged, or dog-eared.
Choice	[ ]	Defines possible variations of the keyword	chat[,ting,ter] In the example, the query results only include the documents that have chat, chatting, or chatter.

Operators

Use operators to join keywords or specify the context around the keywords you use.

Order of operation	Type	Symbol	Function	Example
1	Contiguity	" "	Locates occurrences of the exact phrase within the quotations	"small black dog" In the example, the query results include all documents that contain the exact phrase small black dog.
2	Priority	( )	Defines how to group operators during the search	small + (dog \| cat) In the example, the query results include all documents that contain the words small and either dog or cat.
3	Frequency	>	Sets the minimum number of times for keyword usage within a document	cat>5 In the example, the query results include all documents that contain the word cat five times or more.
4	Near	NEAR	Sets the maximum number of words between the occurrence of a specified keyword and another keyword	cat NEAR5 dog In the example, the query results include all documents that contain the word cat within five words of the word dog.
5	Adjacency	ADJ	Sets the adjacency value where a specified keyword appears within a set number of words after another keyword	cat ADJ5 dog In the example, the query results include all documents that contain the word cat followed by dog within five words. The order of the keywords is important for this operator.
6	Without	-	Locates occurrences where a specified keyword appears without another keyword	cat - dog In the example, the query results include all documents that contain the word cat but do not contain the word dog.
7	And	+	Locates occurrences where both keywords appear	cat + dog In the example, the query results include all documents that contain the word cat and the word dog.
8	Or	\|	Locates occurrences where one or both keywords appear	cat \| dog In the example, the query results include all documents that contain the word cat, the word dog, or both.