API Reference / API Parameters / highlightPostTag

Nov. 25, 2021

highlightPostTag

Type: string

Engine default: "</em>"

Parameter syntax

'highlightPostTag' => 'closing_tag'

highlightPostTag: 'closing_tag'

highlightPostTag: 'closing_tag'

'highlightPostTag': 'closing_tag'

highlightPostTag: "closing_tag"

highlightPostTag: String = "closing_tag"

IndexSettings settings = new IndexSettings()
settings.HighlightPostTag = "closing_tag";

.setHighlightPostTag("closing_tag")

opt.HighlightPostTag("closing_tag")

highlightPostTag = Some("closing_tag")

Can be used in these methods:
search, setSettings, browseObjects, searchForFacetValues, generateSecuredApiKey, addApiKey, updateApiKey search, set_settings, browse_objects, search_for_facet_values, generate_secured_api_key, add_api_key, update_api_key search, setSettings, browseObjects, searchForFacetValues, generateSecuredApiKey, addApiKey, updateApiKey search, set_settings, browse_objects, search_for_facet_values, generate_secured_api_key, add_api_key, update_api_key search, setSettings, browse, searchForFacetValues, generateSecuredApiKey, addAPIKey, updateAPIKey search, setSettings, browseObjects, searchForFacetValues, generateSecuredApiKey, addApiKey, updateApiKey Search, SetSettings, Browse, SearchForFacetValues, GenerateSecuredApiKey, AddApiKey, UpdateApiKey Search, setSettings, browse, searchForFacetValues, generateSecuredApiKey, addApiKey, updateApiKey Search, SetSettings, BrowseObjects, SearchForFacetValues, GenerateSecuredAPIKey, AddAPIKey, UpdateAPIKey search, setSettings, browse index, search into facet values, generateSecuredApiKey, add key, update key

See code examples

About this parameter

The HTML string to insert after the highlighted parts in all highlight and snippet results.

Usage notes

highlightPostTag needs to be used along with highlightPreTag
If you specify an empty string, the engine will use the default </em> tag instead
To turn off highlighting, remove the searchable attribute with the attributesToHighlight parameter

Examples

Set default highlight post tag

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$index->setSettings([
  'highlightPostTag' => '</em>'
]);

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let settings = Settings()
  .set(\.highlightPostTag, to: "</em>")

index.setSettings(settings) { result in
  if case .success(let response) = result {
    print("Response: \(response)")
  }
}

Override default highlight post tag for the current search

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$results = $index->search('query', [
  'highlightPostTag' => '</strong>'
]);

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let query = Query("query")
    .set(\.highlightPostTag, to: "</strong>")

index.search(query: query) { result in
  if case .success(let response) = result {
    print("Response: \(response)")
  }
}

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