Hibernate Search with Lucene Query for first and last name together

Question

I have attempted this with phrase, wildcard and keyword queries but nothing really works perfectly.

  ...    
    @Field(name = "firstLastName", index = org.hibernate.search.annotations.Index.YES, analyze = Analyze.NO, store = Store.NO)
    public String getFirstLastName() {
        return this.firstLastName;
    }
...

Now I want to query this field and return the correct results if a user types John Smith, Smith John or Smith Jo* or John Smi*....

junction = junction.should(qb.keyword().wildcard().onField("firstLastName")
                            .matching("John Smith*").createQuery());

If I search for just Smith or John given a keyword query, I get a hit. I am not analyzing the field as I didn't think I needed to but I tried it both ways with no success...

I could write a custom analyzer and do it that way, but there has to be something else. — chrislhardin, Dec 01 '17 at 22:17

yrodiere · Answer 1 · 2017-12-04T14:26:16.870

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Several issues here:

You need to use an analyzer, be it only to split the strings on whitespaces. Define an analyzer and assign it to your field.
You can't use wildcard queries if you want the strings to be analyzed: wildcard queries are not analyzed. You should use an EdgeNGramFilter instead.

This answer to a very similar question will probably help: Hibernate Search: How to use wildcards correctly?

edited Dec 04 '17 at 14:26

answered Dec 04 '17 at 09:48

yrodiere

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what is the best analyzer to use for name matching? – Al Grant Apr 25 '19 at 02:22

Hibernate Search with Lucene Query for first and last name together

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