## org.apache.lucene.search
Class BooleanFilter

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.lucene.search.Filter
          org.apache.lucene.search.BooleanFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Iterable<FilterClause>

    public class BooleanFilter

extends org.apache.lucene.search.Filter
implements Iterable<FilterClause>

A container Filter that allows Boolean composition of Filters. Filters are allocated into one of three logical constructs; SHOULD, MUST NOT, MUST The results Filter BitSet is constructed as follows: SHOULD Filters are OR'd together The resulting Filter is NOT'd with the NOT Filters The resulting Filter is AND'd with the MUST Filters

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`BooleanFilter()`

Method Summary
`void` `add(org.apache.lucene.search.Filter filter, org.apache.lucene.search.BooleanClause.Occur occur)`
`void` `add(FilterClause filterClause)` Adds a new FilterClause to the Boolean Filter container
`List<FilterClause>` `clauses()` Returns the list of clauses
`boolean` `equals(Object obj)`
`org.apache.lucene.search.DocIdSet` `getDocIdSet(org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader reader)` Returns the a DocIdSetIterator representing the Boolean composition of the filters that have been added.
`int` `hashCode()`
`Iterator<FilterClause>` `iterator()` Returns an iterator on the clauses in this query.
`String` `toString()` Prints a user-readable version of this Filter.

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

Constructor Detail

### BooleanFilter

    public BooleanFilter()

Method Detail

### getDocIdSet

    public org.apache.lucene.search.DocIdSet getDocIdSet(org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader reader)
                                                  throws IOException

  Returns the a DocIdSetIterator representing the Boolean composition of the filters that have been added.

  Specified by:
    `getDocIdSet` in class `org.apache.lucene.search.Filter`
  Throws:
    `IOException`

### add

    public void add(FilterClause filterClause)

  Adds a new FilterClause to the Boolean Filter container

  Parameters:
    `filterClause` - A FilterClause object containing a Filter and an Occur parameter

### add

    public final void add(org.apache.lucene.search.Filter filter,
                          org.apache.lucene.search.BooleanClause.Occur occur)

### clauses

    public List<FilterClause> clauses()

  Returns the list of clauses

### iterator

    public final Iterator<FilterClause> iterator()

  Returns an iterator on the clauses in this query. It implements the `Iterable` interface to make it possible to do:

      for (FilterClause clause : booleanFilter) {}

  Specified by:
    `iterator` in interface `Iterable<FilterClause>`

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Object`

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `Object`

### toString

    public String toString()

  Prints a user-readable version of this Filter.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`