## org.apache.lucene.search
Class MultiTermQuery

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.lucene.search.Query
          org.apache.lucene.search.MultiTermQuery

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  FuzzyQuery, NumericRangeQuery, PrefixQuery, RegexQuery, TermRangeQuery, WildcardQuery

    public abstract class MultiTermQuery

extends Query

An abstract `Query` that matches documents containing a subset of terms provided by a `FilteredTermEnum` enumeration.

This query cannot be used directly; you must subclass it and define `getEnum(org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader)` to provide a `FilteredTermEnum` that iterates through the terms to be matched.

NOTE: if `setRewriteMethod(org.apache.lucene.search.MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod)` is either `CONSTANT_SCORE_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE` or `SCORING_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE`, you may encounter a `BooleanQuery.TooManyClauses` exception during searching, which happens when the number of terms to be searched exceeds `BooleanQuery.getMaxClauseCount()`. Setting `setRewriteMethod(org.apache.lucene.search.MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod)` to `CONSTANT_SCORE_FILTER_REWRITE` prevents this.

The recommended rewrite method is `CONSTANT_SCORE_AUTO_REWRITE_DEFAULT`: it doesn't spend CPU computing unhelpful scores, and it tries to pick the most performant rewrite method given the query. If you need scoring (like `FuzzyQuery`, use `MultiTermQuery.TopTermsScoringBooleanQueryRewrite` which uses a priority queue to only collect competitive terms and not hit this limitation. Note that `QueryParser` produces MultiTermQueries using `CONSTANT_SCORE_AUTO_REWRITE_DEFAULT` by default.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `MultiTermQuery.ConstantScoreAutoRewrite` A rewrite method that tries to pick the best constant-score rewrite method based on term and document counts from the query.
`static class` `MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod` Abstract class that defines how the query is rewritten.
`static class` `MultiTermQuery.TopTermsBoostOnlyBooleanQueryRewrite` A rewrite method that first translates each term into `BooleanClause.Occur.SHOULD` clause in a BooleanQuery, but the scores are only computed as the boost.
`static class` `MultiTermQuery.TopTermsScoringBooleanQueryRewrite` A rewrite method that first translates each term into `BooleanClause.Occur.SHOULD` clause in a BooleanQuery, and keeps the scores as computed by the query.

Field Summary
`static MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod` `CONSTANT_SCORE_AUTO_REWRITE_DEFAULT` Read-only default instance of `MultiTermQuery.ConstantScoreAutoRewrite`, with `ConstantScoreAutoRewrite.setTermCountCutoff(int)` set to `ConstantScoreAutoRewrite.DEFAULT_TERM_COUNT_CUTOFF` and `ConstantScoreAutoRewrite.setDocCountPercent(double)` set to `ConstantScoreAutoRewrite.DEFAULT_DOC_COUNT_PERCENT`.
`static MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod` `CONSTANT_SCORE_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE` Like `SCORING_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE` except scores are not computed.
`static MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod` `CONSTANT_SCORE_FILTER_REWRITE` A rewrite method that first creates a private Filter, by visiting each term in sequence and marking all docs for that term.
`protected MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod` `rewriteMethod`
`static MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod` `SCORING_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE` A rewrite method that first translates each term into `BooleanClause.Occur.SHOULD` clause in a BooleanQuery, and keeps the scores as computed by the query.

Constructor Summary
`MultiTermQuery()` Constructs a query matching terms that cannot be represented with a single Term.

Method Summary
`void` `clearTotalNumberOfTerms()` Deprecated. Don't use this method, as its not thread safe and useless.
`boolean` `equals(Object obj)`
`protected abstract FilteredTermEnum` `getEnum(IndexReader reader)` Construct the enumeration to be used, expanding the pattern term.
`MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod` `getRewriteMethod()`
`int` `getTotalNumberOfTerms()` Deprecated. Don't use this method, as its not thread safe and useless.
`int` `hashCode()`
`protected void` `incTotalNumberOfTerms(int inc)` Deprecated. Don't use this method, as its not thread safe and useless.
`Query` `rewrite(IndexReader reader)` To rewrite to a simpler form, instead return a simpler enum from `getEnum(IndexReader)`.
`void` `setRewriteMethod(MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod method)` Sets the rewrite method to be used when executing the query.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.search.Query
`clone, combine, createWeight, extractTerms, getBoost, getSimilarity, mergeBooleanQueries, setBoost, toString, toString, weight`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### rewriteMethod

    protected MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod rewriteMethod

### CONSTANT_SCORE_FILTER_REWRITE

    public static final MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod CONSTANT_SCORE_FILTER_REWRITE

  A rewrite method that first creates a private Filter, by visiting each term in sequence and marking all docs for that term. Matching documents are assigned a constant score equal to the query's boost.

  This method is faster than the BooleanQuery rewrite methods when the number of matched terms or matched documents is non-trivial. Also, it will never hit an errant `BooleanQuery.TooManyClauses` exception.

  See Also:
    `setRewriteMethod(org.apache.lucene.search.MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod)`

### SCORING_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE

    public static final MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod SCORING_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE

  A rewrite method that first translates each term into `BooleanClause.Occur.SHOULD` clause in a BooleanQuery, and keeps the scores as computed by the query. Note that typically such scores are meaningless to the user, and require non-trivial CPU to compute, so it's almost always better to use `CONSTANT_SCORE_AUTO_REWRITE_DEFAULT` instead.

  NOTE: This rewrite method will hit `BooleanQuery.TooManyClauses` if the number of terms exceeds `BooleanQuery.getMaxClauseCount()`.

  See Also:
    `setRewriteMethod(org.apache.lucene.search.MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod)`

### CONSTANT_SCORE_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE

    public static final MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod CONSTANT_SCORE_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE

  Like `SCORING_BOOLEAN_QUERY_REWRITE` except scores are not computed. Instead, each matching document receives a constant score equal to the query's boost.

  NOTE: This rewrite method will hit `BooleanQuery.TooManyClauses` if the number of terms exceeds `BooleanQuery.getMaxClauseCount()`.

  See Also:
    `setRewriteMethod(org.apache.lucene.search.MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod)`

### CONSTANT_SCORE_AUTO_REWRITE_DEFAULT

    public static final MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod CONSTANT_SCORE_AUTO_REWRITE_DEFAULT

  Read-only default instance of `MultiTermQuery.ConstantScoreAutoRewrite`, with `ConstantScoreAutoRewrite.setTermCountCutoff(int)` set to `ConstantScoreAutoRewrite.DEFAULT_TERM_COUNT_CUTOFF` and `ConstantScoreAutoRewrite.setDocCountPercent(double)` set to `ConstantScoreAutoRewrite.DEFAULT_DOC_COUNT_PERCENT`. Note that you cannot alter the configuration of this instance; you'll need to create a private instance instead.

Constructor Detail

### MultiTermQuery

    public MultiTermQuery()

  Constructs a query matching terms that cannot be represented with a single Term.

Method Detail

### getEnum

    protected abstract FilteredTermEnum getEnum(IndexReader reader)
                                         throws IOException

  Construct the enumeration to be used, expanding the pattern term.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### getTotalNumberOfTerms

    @Deprecated
    public int getTotalNumberOfTerms()

  Deprecated. Don't use this method, as its not thread safe and useless.

  Expert: Return the number of unique terms visited during execution of the query. If there are many of them, you may consider using another query type or reduce your total term count in index.

  This method is not thread safe, be sure to only call it when no query is running! If you re-use the same query instance for another search, be sure to first reset the term counter with `clearTotalNumberOfTerms()`.

  On single-segment indexes / no MultiReaders, you get the correct number of unique terms for the whole index. Use this number to compare different queries. For multi-segment indexes this number can also be achieved in non-constant-score mode. In constant-score mode you get the total number of terms seeked for all segments / sub-readers.

  See Also:
    `clearTotalNumberOfTerms()`

### clearTotalNumberOfTerms

    @Deprecated
    public void clearTotalNumberOfTerms()

  Deprecated. Don't use this method, as its not thread safe and useless.

  Expert: Resets the counting of unique terms. Do this before executing the query/filter.

  See Also:
    `getTotalNumberOfTerms()`

### incTotalNumberOfTerms

    @Deprecated
    protected void incTotalNumberOfTerms(int inc)

  Deprecated. Don't use this method, as its not thread safe and useless.

### rewrite

    public final Query rewrite(IndexReader reader)
                        throws IOException

  To rewrite to a simpler form, instead return a simpler enum from `getEnum(IndexReader)`. For example, to rewrite to a single term, return a `SingleTermEnum`

  Overrides:
    `rewrite` in class `Query`
  Throws:
    `IOException`

### getRewriteMethod

    public MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod getRewriteMethod()

  See Also:
    `setRewriteMethod(org.apache.lucene.search.MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod)`

### setRewriteMethod

    public void setRewriteMethod(MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod method)

  Sets the rewrite method to be used when executing the query. You can use one of the four core methods, or implement your own subclass of `MultiTermQuery.RewriteMethod`.

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `Query`

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Query`