I just noticed MultiPhraseQuery has a setSlop method, so I think this Query is what you're looking for.
On Dec 15, 2007 7:04 AM, Shai Erera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can look at org.apache.lucene.search.MultiPhraseQuery which does > something similar to what you ask. From its javadoc: > > * To use this class, to search for the phrase "Microsoft app*" first use > * add(Term) on the term "Microsoft", then find all terms that have "app" > as > * prefix using IndexReader.terms(Term), and use MultiPhraseQuery.add > (Term[] > * terms) to add them to the query. > > It works for simple phrases and I don't know if it works for fuzzy phrases > as well ... however I believe it can be tweaked to work for fuzzy phrases > also. > > > On Dec 15, 2007 1:26 AM, Chris Hostetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > : I am parsing this query: "Auto* machine"~4. > > : > > : Will it work? If yes then right now it's not working. Can > > : anyone help on this? > > > > Tt depends, what do you want it to do? :) > > > > If you are hoping it will match documents that contain a word that > > starts > > with "Auto" withing a distance of 4 words from the word "machine" then > > no, > > the query parser doesn't work that way. phrase queries (aka: proximty > > queries) as supported by the QueryParser can only match simple words in > > the phrase, not other complex query types ... but you could build your > > own > > query parser that leveraged the SpanQuery family of queries to do > > something like this. > > > > > > > > -Hoss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Shai Erera -- Regards, Shai Erera
