: I wonder if that's the same as : : queryString + " publisher:Manning" : : and pass on to the query parser?
assuming queryString is a java variable containing your initial query, then you are close, but not quite. If you want to tell QueryParser to make a clause "required" then you have to prefice it with a "+". something like... String userQueryString = ...; String queryString = userQueryString + " +publisher:Manning"; ...is probably what you want. Alternately, instead of giving QueryParser a string you have built up from little pieces, I would recommend that you let QueryParser build a Query just off of the user input, and then either: a) Filter that query at search time (take a look at the Filter class and it's subclasses) b) Modify the Query object returned by the QueryParser -- either adding a mandatory clause to it if it's a BooleanQuery, or wrapping it in a new BooleanQuery that already contains your required clause. -Hoss --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]