fuzzy( )

Sets whether to search for exact matches or approximate matches of the search phrase.

Description

If fuzzy is false, the search only returns documents containing an exact match of the search phrase. For example, a search for "applf" or "app" will not return documents containing the phrase "apple".

If fuzzy is true, the search returns documents containing exact matches and approximate matches of the search phrase. For example, a search for "applf" or "app" will return documents containing the phrase "apple".

Note: The default for fuzzy is true.

Syntax

function fuzzy(fuzzy: boolean): WixSearchBuilder

fuzzy Parameters

NAME

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

fuzzy

boolean

Whether the search is fuzzy or not.

Returns

A WixSearchBuilder object representing the refined search.

Return Type:

WixSearchBuilder

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Set whether a search is fuzzy

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1let newSearch = search.fuzzy(false);

Create a search, set the search to only match the exact search phrase, and run it

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1import wixSearch from 'wix-search';
2
3// ...
4
5$w("#searchInput").onKeyPress((keyPress) => {
6  if (keyPress.key === "Enter") {
7    const phrase = $w("#searchInput").value;
8    wixSearch.search(phrase)
9      .fuzzy(false)
10      .find()
11      .then( (results) => {
12        if(results.documents.length > 0) {
13          let documents = results.documents;
14        } else {
15          console.log("No matching results");
16        }
17      })
18      .catch( (error) => {
19        console.log(error);
20      });
21  }
22});