# Class NpgsqlFullTextSearchLinqExtensions

Namespace
  Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore

Assembly
  Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.dll

Provides EF Core extension methods for Npgsql full-text search types.

    public static class NpgsqlFullTextSearchLinqExtensions

Inheritance
  object
  NpgsqlFullTextSearchLinqExtensions

Inherited Members
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  object.Equals(object, object)
  object.GetHashCode()
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  object.MemberwiseClone()
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## Methods

### And(NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsQuery)

AND tsquerys together. Generates the "&&" operator. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSQUERY

    public static NpgsqlTsQuery And(this NpgsqlTsQuery query1, NpgsqlTsQuery query2)

#### Parameters

`query1` NpgsqlTsQuery
`query2` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsQuery

### Concat(NpgsqlTsVector, NpgsqlTsVector)

Returns a vector which combines the lexemes and positional information of `vector1` and `vector2` using the || tsvector operator. Positions and weight labels are retained during the concatenation. https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSVECTOR

    public static NpgsqlTsVector Concat(this NpgsqlTsVector vector1, NpgsqlTsVector vector2)

#### Parameters

`vector1` NpgsqlTsVector
`vector2` NpgsqlTsVector

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsVector

### Contains(NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsQuery)

Returns whether `query1` contains `query2`. Generates the "@>" operator. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions-textsearch.html

    public static bool Contains(this NpgsqlTsQuery query1, NpgsqlTsQuery query2)

#### Parameters

`query1` NpgsqlTsQuery
`query2` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

bool

### Delete(NpgsqlTsVector, string)

Return a new vector with `lexeme` removed from `vector` https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions-textsearch.html

    public static NpgsqlTsVector Delete(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, string lexeme)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`lexeme` string

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsVector

### Delete(NpgsqlTsVector, string[])

Return a new vector with `lexemes` removed from `vector` https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions-textsearch.html

    public static NpgsqlTsVector Delete(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, string[] lexemes)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`lexemes` string[]

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsVector

### Filter(NpgsqlTsVector, char[])

Returns a new vector with only lexemes having weights specified in `weights`. https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions-textsearch.html

    public static NpgsqlTsVector Filter(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, char[] weights)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`weights` char[]

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsVector

### GetLength(NpgsqlTsVector)

Returns the number of lexemes in `vector`. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSVECTOR

    public static int GetLength(this NpgsqlTsVector vector)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector

#### Returns

int

### GetNodeCount(NpgsqlTsQuery)

Returns the number of lexemes plus operators in `query`. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSQUERY

    public static int GetNodeCount(this NpgsqlTsQuery query)

#### Parameters

`query` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

int

### GetQueryTree(NpgsqlTsQuery)

Get the indexable part of `query`. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSQUERY

    public static string GetQueryTree(this NpgsqlTsQuery query)

#### Parameters

`query` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

string

### GetResultHeadline(NpgsqlTsQuery, string)

Returns a string suitable for display containing a query match. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-HEADLINE

    public static string GetResultHeadline(this NpgsqlTsQuery query, string document)

#### Parameters

`query` NpgsqlTsQuery
`document` string

#### Returns

string

### GetResultHeadline(NpgsqlTsQuery, string, string)

Returns a string suitable for display containing a query match. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-HEADLINE

    public static string GetResultHeadline(this NpgsqlTsQuery query, string document, string options)

#### Parameters

`query` NpgsqlTsQuery
`document` string
`options` string

#### Returns

string

### GetResultHeadline(NpgsqlTsQuery, string, string, string)

Returns a string suitable for display containing a query match using the text search configuration specified by `config`. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-HEADLINE

    public static string GetResultHeadline(this NpgsqlTsQuery query, string config, string document, string options)

#### Parameters

`query` NpgsqlTsQuery
`config` string
`document` string
`options` string

#### Returns

string

### IsContainedIn(NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsQuery)

Returns whether `query1` is contained within `query2`. Generates the "<@" operator. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions-textsearch.html

    public static bool IsContainedIn(this NpgsqlTsQuery query1, NpgsqlTsQuery query2)

#### Parameters

`query1` NpgsqlTsQuery
`query2` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

bool

### Matches(NpgsqlTsVector, NpgsqlTsQuery)

This method generates the "@@" match operator. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-intro.html#TEXTSEARCH-MATCHING

    public static bool Matches(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, NpgsqlTsQuery query)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`query` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

bool

### Matches(NpgsqlTsVector, string)

This method generates the "@@" match operator. The <code class="paramref">query parameter is assumed to be a plain search query and will be converted to a tsquery using plainto_tsquery. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-intro.html#TEXTSEARCH-MATCHING

    public static bool Matches(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, string query)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`query` string

#### Returns

bool

### Or(NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsQuery)

OR tsquerys together. Generates the "||" operator. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSQUERY

    public static NpgsqlTsQuery Or(this NpgsqlTsQuery query1, NpgsqlTsQuery query2)

#### Parameters

`query1` NpgsqlTsQuery
`query2` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsQuery

### Rank(NpgsqlTsVector, NpgsqlTsQuery)

Calculates the rank of `vector` for `query`. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-RANKING

    public static float Rank(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, NpgsqlTsQuery query)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`query` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

float

### Rank(NpgsqlTsVector, NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization)

Calculates the rank of `vector` for `query` while normalizing the result according to the behaviors specified by `normalization`. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-RANKING

    public static float Rank(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, NpgsqlTsQuery query, NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization normalization)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`query` NpgsqlTsQuery
`normalization` NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization

#### Returns

float

### Rank(NpgsqlTsVector, float[], NpgsqlTsQuery)

Calculates the rank of `vector` for `query` with custom weighting for word instances depending on their labels (D, C, B or A). http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-RANKING

    public static float Rank(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, float[] weights, NpgsqlTsQuery query)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`weights` float[]
`query` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

float

### Rank(NpgsqlTsVector, float[], NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization)

Calculates the rank of `vector` for `query` while normalizing the result according to the behaviors specified by `normalization` and using custom weighting for word instances depending on their labels (D, C, B or A). http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-RANKING

    public static float Rank(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, float[] weights, NpgsqlTsQuery query, NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization normalization)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`weights` float[]
`query` NpgsqlTsQuery
`normalization` NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization

#### Returns

float

### RankCoverDensity(NpgsqlTsVector, NpgsqlTsQuery)

Calculates the rank of `vector` for `query` using the cover density method. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-RANKING

    public static float RankCoverDensity(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, NpgsqlTsQuery query)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`query` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

float

### RankCoverDensity(NpgsqlTsVector, NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization)

Calculates the rank of `vector` for `query` using the cover density method while normalizing the result according to the behaviors specified by `normalization`. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-RANKING

    public static float RankCoverDensity(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, NpgsqlTsQuery query, NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization normalization)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`query` NpgsqlTsQuery
`normalization` NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization

#### Returns

float

### RankCoverDensity(NpgsqlTsVector, float[], NpgsqlTsQuery)

Calculates the rank of `vector` for `query` using the cover density method with custom weighting for word instances depending on their labels (D, C, B or A). http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-RANKING

    public static float RankCoverDensity(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, float[] weights, NpgsqlTsQuery query)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`weights` float[]
`query` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

float

### RankCoverDensity(NpgsqlTsVector, float[], NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization)

Calculates the rank of `vector` for `query` using the cover density method while normalizing the result according to the behaviors specified by `normalization` and using custom weighting for word instances depending on their labels (D, C, B or A). http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-controls.html#TEXTSEARCH-RANKING

    public static float RankCoverDensity(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, float[] weights, NpgsqlTsQuery query, NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization normalization)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`weights` float[]
`query` NpgsqlTsQuery
`normalization` NpgsqlTsRankingNormalization

#### Returns

float

### Rewrite(NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsQuery)

Searches `query` for occurrences of `target`, and replaces each occurrence with a `substitute`. All parameters are of type tsquery. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSQUERY

    public static NpgsqlTsQuery Rewrite(this NpgsqlTsQuery query, NpgsqlTsQuery target, NpgsqlTsQuery substitute)

#### Parameters

`query` NpgsqlTsQuery
`target` NpgsqlTsQuery
`substitute` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsQuery

### Rewrite(NpgsqlTsQuery, string)

For each row of the SQL `select` result, occurrences of the first column value (the target) are replaced by the second column value (the substitute) within the current `query` value. The `select` must yield two columns of tsquery type. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSQUERY

    public static NpgsqlTsQuery Rewrite(this NpgsqlTsQuery query, string select)

#### Parameters

`query` NpgsqlTsQuery
`select` string

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsQuery

### SetWeight(NpgsqlTsVector, Weight)

Assign weight to each element of `vector` and return a new weighted tsvector. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSVECTOR

    public static NpgsqlTsVector SetWeight(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, NpgsqlTsVector.Lexeme.Weight weight)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`weight` NpgsqlTsVector.Lexeme.Weight

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsVector

### SetWeight(NpgsqlTsVector, Weight, string[])

Assign weight to elements of `vector` that are in `lexemes` and return a new weighted tsvector. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSVECTOR

    public static NpgsqlTsVector SetWeight(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, NpgsqlTsVector.Lexeme.Weight weight, string[] lexemes)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`weight` NpgsqlTsVector.Lexeme.Weight
`lexemes` string[]

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsVector

### SetWeight(NpgsqlTsVector, char)

Assign weight to each element of `vector` and return a new weighted tsvector. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSVECTOR

    public static NpgsqlTsVector SetWeight(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, char weight)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`weight` char

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsVector

### SetWeight(NpgsqlTsVector, char, string[])

Assign weight to elements of `vector` that are in `lexemes` and return a new weighted tsvector. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSVECTOR

    public static NpgsqlTsVector SetWeight(this NpgsqlTsVector vector, char weight, string[] lexemes)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector
`weight` char
`lexemes` string[]

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsVector

### ToNegative(NpgsqlTsQuery)

Negate a tsquery. Generates the "!!" operator. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSQUERY

    public static NpgsqlTsQuery ToNegative(this NpgsqlTsQuery query)

#### Parameters

`query` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsQuery

### ToPhrase(NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsQuery)

Returns a tsquery that searches for a match to `query1` followed by a match to `query2`. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSQUERY

    public static NpgsqlTsQuery ToPhrase(this NpgsqlTsQuery query1, NpgsqlTsQuery query2)

#### Parameters

`query1` NpgsqlTsQuery
`query2` NpgsqlTsQuery

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsQuery

### ToPhrase(NpgsqlTsQuery, NpgsqlTsQuery, int)

Returns a tsquery that searches for a match to `query1` followed by a match to `query2` at a distance of `distance` lexemes using the <N> tsquery operator http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSQUERY

    public static NpgsqlTsQuery ToPhrase(this NpgsqlTsQuery query1, NpgsqlTsQuery query2, int distance)

#### Parameters

`query1` NpgsqlTsQuery
`query2` NpgsqlTsQuery
`distance` int

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsQuery

### ToStripped(NpgsqlTsVector)

Removes weights and positions from `vector` and returns a new stripped tsvector. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/textsearch-features.html#TEXTSEARCH-MANIPULATE-TSVECTOR

    public static NpgsqlTsVector ToStripped(this NpgsqlTsVector vector)

#### Parameters

`vector` NpgsqlTsVector

#### Returns

NpgsqlTsVector