org.apache.lucene.index

## Class MultiTerms

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.lucene.index.Terms
  - - org.apache.lucene.index.MultiTerms

    public final class MultiTerms
    extends Terms

Exposes flex API, merged from flex API of sub-segments.

WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

### Field Summary

### Fields inherited from class org.apache.lucene.index.Terms

`EMPTY_ARRAY`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`MultiTerms(Terms[] subs, ReaderSlice[] subSlices)` Sole constructor.

### Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`int` `getDocCount()` Returns the number of documents that have at least one term for this field.
`BytesRef` `getMax()` Returns the largest term (in lexicographic order) in the field.
`BytesRef` `getMin()` Returns the smallest term (in lexicographic order) in the field.
`ReaderSlice[]` `getSubSlices()` Expert: returns pointers to the sub-readers corresponding to the Terms being merged.
`Terms[]` `getSubTerms()` Expert: returns the Terms being merged.
`long` `getSumDocFreq()` Returns the sum of `TermsEnum.docFreq()` for all terms in this field.
`long` `getSumTotalTermFreq()` Returns the sum of `TermsEnum.totalTermFreq()` for all terms in this field.
`static PostingsEnum` `getTermPostingsEnum(IndexReader r, String field, BytesRef term)` Returns `PostingsEnum` for the specified field and term.
`static PostingsEnum` `getTermPostingsEnum(IndexReader r, String field, BytesRef term, int flags)` Returns `PostingsEnum` for the specified field and term, with control over whether freqs, positions, offsets or payloads are required.
`static Terms` `getTerms(IndexReader r, String field)` This method may return null if the field does not exist or if it has no terms.
`boolean` `hasFreqs()` Returns true if documents in this field store per-document term frequency (`PostingsEnum.freq()`).
`boolean` `hasOffsets()` Returns true if documents in this field store offsets.
`boolean` `hasPayloads()` Returns true if documents in this field store payloads.
`boolean` `hasPositions()` Returns true if documents in this field store positions.
`TermsEnum` `intersect(CompiledAutomaton compiled, BytesRef startTerm)` Returns a TermsEnum that iterates over all terms and documents that are accepted by the provided `CompiledAutomaton`.
`TermsEnum` `iterator()` Returns an iterator that will step through all terms.
`long` `size()` Returns the number of terms for this field, or -1 if this measure isn't stored by the codec.

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.index.Terms

`getStats`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Constructor Detail

#### MultiTerms

    public MultiTerms(Terms[] subs,
                      ReaderSlice[] subSlices)
               throws IOException

Sole constructor. Use `getTerms(IndexReader, String)` instead if possible.

Parameters:
  `subs` - The `Terms` instances of all sub-readers.
  `subSlices` - A parallel array (matching `subs`) describing the sub-reader slices.
Throws:
  `IOException`
NOTE: This API is for internal purposes only and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

### Method Detail

#### getTerms

    public static Terms getTerms(IndexReader r,
                                 String field)
                          throws IOException

This method may return null if the field does not exist or if it has no terms.

Throws:
  `IOException`

#### getTermPostingsEnum

    public static PostingsEnum getTermPostingsEnum(IndexReader r,
                                                   String field,
                                                   BytesRef term)
                                            throws IOException

Returns `PostingsEnum` for the specified field and term. This will return null if the field or term does not exist or positions were not indexed.

Throws:
  `IOException`
See Also:
  `getTermPostingsEnum(IndexReader, String, BytesRef, int)`

#### getTermPostingsEnum

    public static PostingsEnum getTermPostingsEnum(IndexReader r,
                                                   String field,
                                                   BytesRef term,
                                                   int flags)
                                            throws IOException

Returns `PostingsEnum` for the specified field and term, with control over whether freqs, positions, offsets or payloads are required. Some codecs may be able to optimize their implementation when offsets and/or payloads are not required. This will return null if the field or term does not exist. See `TermsEnum.postings(PostingsEnum,int)`.

Throws:
  `IOException`

#### getSubTerms

    public Terms[] getSubTerms()

Expert: returns the Terms being merged.

#### getSubSlices

    public ReaderSlice[] getSubSlices()

Expert: returns pointers to the sub-readers corresponding to the Terms being merged.

#### intersect

    public TermsEnum intersect(CompiledAutomaton compiled,
                               BytesRef startTerm)
                        throws IOException

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns a TermsEnum that iterates over all terms and documents that are accepted by the provided `CompiledAutomaton`. If the `startTerm` is provided then the returned enum will only return terms `> startTerm`, but you still must call next() first to get to the first term. Note that the provided `startTerm` must be accepted by the automaton.

This is an expert low-level API and will only work for `NORMAL` compiled automata. To handle any compiled automata you should instead use `CompiledAutomaton.getTermsEnum(org.apache.lucene.index.Terms)` instead.

NOTE: the returned TermsEnum cannot seek

.

Overrides:
  `intersect` in class `Terms`
Throws:
  `IOException`

#### getMin

    public BytesRef getMin()
                    throws IOException

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns the smallest term (in lexicographic order) in the field. Note that, just like other term measures, this measure does not take deleted documents into account. This returns null when there are no terms.

Overrides:
  `getMin` in class `Terms`
Throws:
  `IOException`

#### getMax

    public BytesRef getMax()
                    throws IOException

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns the largest term (in lexicographic order) in the field. Note that, just like other term measures, this measure does not take deleted documents into account. This returns null when there are no terms.

Overrides:
  `getMax` in class `Terms`
Throws:
  `IOException`

#### iterator

    public TermsEnum iterator()
                       throws IOException

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns an iterator that will step through all terms. This method will not return null.

Specified by:
  `iterator` in class `Terms`
Throws:
  `IOException`

#### size

    public long size()

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns the number of terms for this field, or -1 if this measure isn't stored by the codec. Note that, just like other term measures, this measure does not take deleted documents into account.

Specified by:
  `size` in class `Terms`

#### getSumTotalTermFreq

    public long getSumTotalTermFreq()
                             throws IOException

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns the sum of `TermsEnum.totalTermFreq()` for all terms in this field. Note that, just like other term measures, this measure does not take deleted documents into account.

Specified by:
  `getSumTotalTermFreq` in class `Terms`
Throws:
  `IOException`

#### getSumDocFreq

    public long getSumDocFreq()
                       throws IOException

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns the sum of `TermsEnum.docFreq()` for all terms in this field. Note that, just like other term measures, this measure does not take deleted documents into account.

Specified by:
  `getSumDocFreq` in class `Terms`
Throws:
  `IOException`

#### getDocCount

    public int getDocCount()
                    throws IOException

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns the number of documents that have at least one term for this field. Note that, just like other term measures, this measure does not take deleted documents into account.

Specified by:
  `getDocCount` in class `Terms`
Throws:
  `IOException`

#### hasFreqs

    public boolean hasFreqs()

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns true if documents in this field store per-document term frequency (`PostingsEnum.freq()`).

Specified by:
  `hasFreqs` in class `Terms`

#### hasOffsets

    public boolean hasOffsets()

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns true if documents in this field store offsets.

Specified by:
  `hasOffsets` in class `Terms`

#### hasPositions

    public boolean hasPositions()

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns true if documents in this field store positions.

Specified by:
  `hasPositions` in class `Terms`

#### hasPayloads

    public boolean hasPayloads()

Description copied from class: `Terms`
Returns true if documents in this field store payloads.

Specified by:
  `hasPayloads` in class `Terms`