Any character without special meaning in the Verity Query Language can be entered anywhere in a query. For example, this query finds pages that match the phrase:
The following characters have special meaning in the Verity Query Language.
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| , ( ) [ | These characters end a text token. |
| = > < ! | These characters end a text token because they signify the start of a field operator (! is special: != ends a token). |
| ‘ @ ` < { [ ! | These characters signify the start of a delimited token, which are terminated by the end character associated with the start character. |
To search for a string that contains one of these characters, precede the character with a backslash. For example, to find pages that match Rick’s Cafe, enter this query:
Tip
To search for a string that contains a backslash character, enter two backslash characters. For example, to find a page that contains a directory named c:\games, enter this query:
