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--- doc:en:search [2020/06/18 13:20]
rosmord [Searching for Hieroglyphic Text]
+++ doc:en:search [2020/06/18 13:32]
rosmord [The * wildcard]
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 You will notice a number buttons below the text field. They allow you to include more variability in the text you are looking for.
+==== The "*" wildcard ====
+The "*" button allows you to search for sequences of non-strictly consecutive signs. For instance, 𓁹"*"𓏏 will search for sequences of signs containing 𓁹, then possibly a number of other signs, then 𓏏.
+{{ :doc:en:starsearch.png?nolink |Search with the "star" wildcard}}
+As the search will find any corresponding sequence of signs, //regardless of its length//, you may end up with unexpected results - matching a 𓁹 in the second line of your text, and a 𓏏 in the fiftieth. To avoid this, you can
+limit the length of the expected result. For instance, if you want to allow at most two signs between
+𓁹 and 𓏏, you may limit the result length to four signs, as is done in the example above, using the **Max match length** field.
+If **Max match length** is 0, it will be understood as "no limit".
+**note:** the "*" wildcard has nothing to do with the //Manuel de Codage// code "*" for grouping signs.