The following table gives examples of searches and their results:
| Search term |
Returns files that contain |
| doctorate AND apples |
both doctorate and apples |
| "doctorate and apples" |
the phrase doctorate and apples |
| masters OR doctorate AND apples |
masters, or the combination of doctorate and apples |
| masters OR (doctorate AND apples) |
masters, or the combination of doctorate and apples |
| (masters OR doctorate) AND apples |
either masters or doctorate, and apples |
| masters OR doctorate NOT apples |
either masters or doctorate, but not apples |
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Searching with wildcards
The following table shows the wildcard characters that you can use to search Verity collections:
| Wildcard |
Description |
Example |
Search result |
* |
Matches zero or more alphanumeric characters. Avoid using the asterisk as the first character in a search string. An asterisk is ignored in a set, ([]) or an alternative pattern ({}). |
app*ed |
Appleseed, applied, appropriated, and so on |
[ ] |
Matches any one of the characters in the brackets. Square brackets indicate an implied OR. |
<WILDCARD> 'sl[iau]m' |
slim, slam, or slum |
{ } |
Matches any one of a set of patterns separated by a comma, |
<WILDCARD> 'hoist{s,ing,ed}' |
hoists, hoisting, or hoisted |
^ |
Matches any character not in the set. |
<WILDCARD>'sl[^ia]m' |
slum, but not slim or slam |
- |
Specifies a range for a single character in a set. |
<WILDCARD> 'c[a-r]t' |
cat, cot, but not cut (that is, every word beginning with c, ending with t, and containing any single letter from a to r) |
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