Preface

The Verity Query Language Reference Guide describes how to construct simple queries with Verity query language, and how the four parsers that are included with Verity products parse those queries.

This preface covers:

Contents of this Guide

This guide contains the following chapters and appendixes:

Chapter 1, "Overview"-Provides an overview to the Verity query language and the contents of the entire guide.

Chapter 2, "Elements of Query Expressions"-Provides detail on how to compose simple and complex queries using Verity query language elements, such as operators, modifiers, and syntax.

Chapter 3, "Operators"-Provides a reference to Verity query language operators.

Chapter 4, "Modifiers"-Provides a reference to Verity query language modifiers.

Chapter 5, "Advanced Query Language"-Provides a reference to Verity query language advanced (most sophisticated) operators.

Chapter 6, "Topics"-Provides a description of Verity topics and their features.

Appendix A, "Query Parsers"-Provides a description of Verity query parsers.

Appendix B, "Topic Set Limits"-Provides information on topic set limits.

Conventions Used in this Guide

This manual uses the following typographical conventions.

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Courier type
Describes API constructs in member descriptions and code examples
Courier oblique type
Identifies user-replaceable constructs
Courier bold
Denotes API data type names in member descriptions and application names embedded in text
Palatino
Indicates narrative text
italics
Introduces a new term and indicates a book title





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