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ixLongQueryFormToShortQueryForm
Name
ixLongQueryFormToShortQueryForm
Synopsis
void ixLongQueryFormToShortQueryForm( UCharT *Query, size_t Proximity )
Arguments
Query: A string holding the query to be converted.
Proximity: A value to set all proximity operators to.
Returns
Nothing.
If an error occurred, Status will be set to the error number.
Description
ixLongQueryToShortForm is a utility function designed to easily take the form of queries where operators like AND, OR and related operators are spelled out. It converts these queries into the form of queries that Onix expects.
The operators it coverts are AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR. Note that to be recognized these must appear in uppercase. NEAR is expected to not contain any values for the proximity. Instead the value passed to the function in the proximity argument is used.
Consider the following long query
apple AND orange NEAR pearIf you call ixLongQueryToShortForm with a value of 3 for proximity this query will become
apple & orange w/3 pear
Note that the function takes only one string and converts the text within the string you pass it. It does not create a new copy of the query. If you need to retain the original query text it is up to you to make a copy. Note that this function also does not convert the query to hexadecimal form. You must still call ixConvertQuery prior to calling ixProcessQuery if your query terms are not in hexadecimal format.
See Also
Queries
ixProcessQuery, ixConvertQuery