The wildcards " * " and " ? "
  • The interrogation mark "?":

    The character "?" can be used to replace any character in a word.

    Example : if you type the following query:

    ba?

Text’O’Mat retrieves all the documents containing the words "bag", "bar" or "bat" (provided that these words are retained words).

  • The star ‘*’ :

    The character ‘*’ can be used in the beginning, the middle or the end of the word, and replaces a indefinite number of characters.

    Example 1 : if you enter the query as follows

    Docum*

    Text’O’Mat retrieves all the documents containing the words "document", "documentaries", "documentary", "Documentation", (provided that these words are retained words).

    Example 2 : if you type the following query:

    ca*e

    Text’O’Mat retrieves all the documents containing the words "cartography", "catalogue", "category" (provided that these words are retained words).

    Example 3 : if you type the following query:

    *ce

    Text’O’Mat retrieves all the documents containing the words "acceptance", "France", "performance" (provided that these words are retained words).

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