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Keyword Match Type

Last updated on June 26, 2024.

Search, by default, tries to match the keyword exactly with the words in the field. For example, when you search for 'alan', it will not only match the value 'alan' but also 'Mike Alan' and 'Mike Alan and Tommy'. You can also define a keyword to match words that start or end with the given phrase.

Match type

For example, you want to search for users whose name starts with :

Returns users with a starting with , e.g. , , .

The argument takes an optional parameter when no specified EXACT is set. Available match types are outlined in the following table:

Match type Description
The keyword 'alpha' matches 'alpha' OR 'alpha gamma' OR any sentence containing the exact 'alpha' word; this is the default behaviour.
The keyword 'alp' is the shortcut for 'alp*' and matches 'alpha', 'alphabet', and any sentence containing any word starting with 'alp'.
The keyword 'alp' is the shortcut for 'alp' and matches 'alpha alphabet somealpha'.
The keyword 'alp' means '*alp' and matches 'scalp'.

Wildcards

Keyword also accepts wildcards  for a single character and for more. For example:

  • will match , , but not
  • will match , , but not
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