SearchFilter.selectItemsBySearch Method

Set the selection state of all documents in an index that match search request.

SearchFilter Class
com.dtsearch.engine Package

Syntax

Java

public native int selectItemsBySearch(int iIndex, String searchRequest, boolean fSelected);

Parameters

Parameters	Description
String searchRequest	What to search for. The searchRequest can contain File Conditions (such as filename or date searches) in addition to text searches.
boolean fSelected	Selection state to apply to the documents matching the search request.
whichIndex	Value returned by addIndex() to identify this index in the SearchFilter

Returns

Returns the number of documents that matched the search, or a negative value if the search failed.

Remarks

Another way to generate a SearchFilter from the results of a search is to use SearchJob and call setWantResultsAsFilter(true) before executing the search. After the search is done. call SearchJob.getResultsAsFilter() to get a SearchFilter containing the results of the search.