======Search syntax======

Use this syntax to get precise results for searches in the Open dialog and Projector properties.

=====Uses=====

In the Open dialog, search for files by name or metadata stored in the [[tree-info-window-reference|Tree info window]].

In the [[projector_generator|Projector properties]], refine a search for target or Base generators.

=====Syntax=====
Enter a single search word or use a multi-word expression with operators to get precise results. Unless otherwise specified, matches are not case-sensitive. 

^**Operator**^**Meaning**^
|%%|%%      | or                                          |
| &       | and                                         |
| !       | not                                         |
| ()      | grouping                                    |
| *       | wildcard, match any number of characters   |
| ?       | wildcard, match any single character       |
| " "     | surround a string to ignore operators      |
| =       | as the prefix, exact match, not case-sensitive |
| ==      | as the prefix, exact match, case sensitive |

====Examples====

^**Search query**^**What it finds**^
|oak|Everything that contains the string ‘oak’|
|oak %%|%% palm |oak or palm|
|pine & hero|pine and hero|
|leaf & !palm|leaf, but not palm|
|(oak %%|%% apple) & !sapling|oak or apple, but not sapling|
|oak sapling|Everything that contains the string ‘oak sapling’|
|=oak sapling|Exactly ‘oak sapling’, case insensitive|
|oak*sapling|oak <any other string> sapling|
|"oak*sapling" |Everything that contains the string ‘oak*sapling’|