How can I do a Filter across multiple fields in Lucene.Net? On one field I simply do:
TermQuery tool = new TermQuery(new Term("Tool", "Nail"));
Filter f = new QueryFilter(tool);
If I now wanted to add a nail length to the filter, how can I do that?
Also, I want the user to be a able to do a search with no search term (i.e. by just choosing a category) how can I do that?
I think you're asking two questions...
Question 1: Adding an additional filter
Remember, QueryFilter
accepts any query (not just TermQuery
). Therefore, you can create a BooleanQuery
of the criteria you wish to filter on.
TermQuery toolQuery = new TermQuery(new Term("Tool", "Nail"));
TermQuery nailLengthQuery = new TermQuery(new Term("NailLength", "3 inches"));
BooleanQuery filterQuery = new BooleanQuery();
filterQuery.add(toolQuery, BooleanClause.Occur.MUST);
filterQuery.add(nailLengthQuery, BooleanClause.Occur.MUST);
Filter f = new QueryFilter(filterQuery);
Question 2: Searching without a search term
If the user provides no search term, you can search using a MatchAllDocsQuery
query.