I'm not sure... Can you really add multiple fields with the same name to the index?
Check this method comment in Document.java: /** Adds a field to a document. Several fields may be added with * the same name. In this case, if the fields are indexed, their * text is treated as though appended for the purposes of search. */ public final void add(Field field) It sounds like indexed fields are just concatenated (into a single field with the given name). I'm not sure what happens with non-indexed fields. Does Lucene store multiple values for the same field name in such a way that you can retrieve them separately? Thanks, Otis --- Martin_S�vigny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > The method org.apache.lucene.document.Document.getField(String name) > is > documented as this : > > "Returns a field with the given name if any exist in this document, > or > null. If multiple fields may exist with this name, this method > returns > the last added such added." > > I'm wondering why the limit for multiple fields. In some cases, I'm > interested in retrieving all the values for a field. Looking at the > code, I see that it returns a field as soon as it finds one with the > right name : > > ----- > for (DocumentFieldList list = fieldList; list != null; list = > list.next) > if (list.field.name().equals(name)) > return list.field; > ----- > > Would it be possible to add something like a "public Field[] > getFields(String name)" method to the Document class? It is pretty > simple to write, I can send the code if needed. > > Thank's, > > Martin S�vigny __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
