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Daniel Naber closed LUCENE-884.
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Resolution: Fixed
Thanks, this is fixed now (website should update soon).
> Query Syntax page does not make it clear that wildcard searches are not
> allowed in Phrase Queries
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> Key: LUCENE-884
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-884
> Project: Lucene - Java
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Website
> Affects Versions: 2.0.1
> Reporter: Paul Taylor
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> The queryparsersyntax page which is where I expect most novices (such as
> myself) start with lucene seems to indicate that wildcards can be used in
> phrase terms
> Quoting:
> 'Terms: A query is broken up into terms and operators. There are two types of
> terms: Single Terms and Phrases.
> A Single Term is a single word such as "test" or "hello".
> A Phrase is a group of words surrounded by double quotes such as "hello
> dolly".
> ....
> Wildcard Searches
> Lucene supports single and multiple character wildcard searches.
> To perform a multiple character wildcard search use the "*" symbol.
> Multiple character wildcard searches looks for 0 or more characters. For
> example, to search for test, tests or tester, you can use the search:
> test*
> You can also use the wildcard searches in the middle of a term.
> '
> there is nothing to indicate in the section on Wildcard Searches that it can
> be performed only on Single word terms not Phrase terms.
> Chris argues 'that there is nothing in the description of a Phrase to
> indicate that it can be anything other then what it says "a group of words
> surrounded by double quotes" .. at no point does it
> suggest that other types of queries or syntax can be used inside the quotes.
> likewise the discussion of Wildcards makes no mention of phrases to suggest
> that wildcard characters can be used in a phrase.'
> but I don't accept this because there is nothing in the description of a
> Single Term either to indicate it can use wildcards either. Wildcards are
> only mentioned in the Wildcard section and there it says thay can be used in
> a term, it does not restrict the type of term
> I Propose a simple solution modify:
> Lucene supports single and multiple character wildcard searches.
> to
> Lucene supports single and multiple character wildcard searches within single
> terms.
> (Chris asked for a patch, but Im not sure how to do this, but the change is
> simple enough)
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