SolrUtils::escapeQueryChars

Escapes a lucene query string

Description

public static string SolrUtils::escapeQueryChars ( string $str )

Lucene supports escaping special characters that are part of the query syntax.

The current list special characters are:

+ - && || ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ " ~ * ? : \ /

These characters are part of the query syntax and must be escaped

Parameters

str

This is the query string to be escaped.

Return Values

Returns the escaped string or FALSE on failure.