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API Reference / API Parameters / alternativesAsExact
Type: list of strings
Engine default: ["ignorePlurals", "singleWordSynonym"]
Parameter syntax

Can be used in these methods:

About this parameter

List of alternatives that should be considered an exact match by the exact ranking criterion.

Options

ignorePlurals

Alternative words added by the ignorePlurals feature.

singleWordSynonym

Single-word synonyms (example: “NY” = “NYC”).

multiWordsSynonym

Multiple-words synonyms (example: “NY” = “New York”).

Examples

Set default alternativesAsExact

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$index->setSettings([
  'alternativesAsExact' => [
    'ignorePlurals',
    'singleWordSynonym'
  ]
]);
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$results = $index->search('query', [
  'alternativesAsExact' => ['multiWordsSynonym']
]);
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