Operators

The following operators are defined in the query syntax:

• Plus [+]: The plus operator specifies that the search term immediately following it must be found in all matching documents. For example, searching for [Oracle +Applications] only finds documents that contain the word "Applications". In a multiple word search, you can attach a [+] in front of every token including the very first token. A token is a phrase enclosed in double-quotes ("). It can be a single word or a phrase, but there should be no space between the [+] and the token.



• Minus [-]: The minus operator specifies that the search term immediately following it cannot appear in any document included in the search result. For example, searching for [Oracle -Applications] only finds documents that do not contain the word "Applications". In a multiple word search, you can attach a [-] in front of every token except the very first token. It can be a single word or a phrase, but there should be no space between the [-] and the token.



• Asterisk [*]: The asterisk specifies a wildcard search. For example, searching for the string [Ora*] finds documents that contain all words beginning with "Ora" such as "Oracle" and "Orator". You can also insert an asterisk in the middle of a word. For example, searching for the string [A*e] finds documents that contain words such as "Apple" or "Ape".