The FREETEXT and LIKE operators serve to
analyze written language. The search engine translates the text of the
search query into the search syntax. The query is then performed, and the
documents found are ranked according to their relevance. The two operators
are intended mainly for application development.
| Operator name | Description |
|---|---|
FREETEXT |
This operator evaluates the search query text as if the query had been made in the free text parser (see Search Queries). In particular, articles, prepositions, and conjunctions are removed. The word order is taken into account as well. The free text parser has been optimized for analyzing short questions in written language and translate them into the query language. |
LIKE |
This operator performs a search on the basis of positive or negative sample texts and ranks the documents according to the degree of correspondence (QBE = "Query by example"). |