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Mythradon Search

This article will explain the different methods of searching in Mythradon. This includes:

On the record list view it's possible to perform text search.

The field list, which is used in filtering, can be configured at Administration → Entity Manager → Edit specific entity type → Text Filter Fields from the Menu Button.

It's possible to use the wildcard *.

Text Search - Light Text Search - Dark

There is an option to use 'contains' operator for varchar fields by default. This parameter is available at Administration → Settings from the Menu Button.

Search Performance

Enabling this can degrade search performance.

Global Search performs a search in multiple entity types simultaneously.

The list of entity types used in Global Search can be configured at Administration → Settings → Global Search Entity List.

The field list which is used in filtering can be configured at Administration → Entity Manager → Edit specific entity type → Text Filter Fields from the Menu Button.

Global Search - Light Global Search - Dark

Full-Text Search

Provides an ability to perform a much faster and comprehensive text search.

Full-text search can be enabled for a specified entity type at Administration → Entity Manager → Edit specific entity type → Full-text Search from the Menu Button. Running Rebuild is required after setting this value on an Entity. The Rebuild can be performed from Administration → Rebuild from the Menu Button. Refer to Rebuild for further details.

Full-text search is always applied in Global Search (for entity types with enabled full-text search).

Full-text search is also applied when you search in the list view. Though it can be skipped for some search queries. Yet, it's possible to force a full-text usage by prepending ft: to the search query.

The following operators are available:

  • + A leading plus sign indicates that this word must be present.
  • - A leading minus sign indicates that this word must not be present.
  • (no operator) The word is optional, but the rows that contain it are rated higher.
  • * The truncation (or wildcard) operator. Appended to the word to be affected.
  • " A phrase enclosed within double quotes must be contained literally, as it was typed.

Note

By default the minimum length of a word for full text search is 4 characters.

Mythradon has a blacklist of words that are not available for full-text search. E.g. test, hello.

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