> Thanks for your reply. yeah, an additional query with
> the boost value will
> work.
>
> However, I just wonder where you get the information that
> BoostQParserPlugin
> only handles function query?
>
> I looked up the javadoc, and still can't get that.
> This is the javadoc.
>
>
> Create a boosted query from the input value. The main value
> is the query to
> be boosted.
> Other parameters: b, the function query to use as the
> boost.
>
>
> This just say if b value is specified it is a function
> query.
As you and wiki said, b is the "function query" to use as the boost.
> I just don't
> understand why dismaxParser has both bf and bq, but for
> BoostQParserPlugin
> there is only bf equivalent.
I don't know that :) However optional clauses with LuceneQParserPlugin will do
the same effect as dismax's bq.
> Another question is by specifying localParameter like that
> in query, does it
> mean to use the default LuceneQParserPlugin primarily and
> only use
> BoostQParserPlugin for the content with the {}?
Not only for BoostQParserPlugin.
http://wiki.apache.org/solr/LocalParams
http://wiki.apache.org/solr/SimpleFacetParameters#Multi-Select_Faceting_and_LocalParams
