NAME
News::Pan::Server::Group::_Search - search methods for group object
DESCRIPTION
This module is inherited by News::Pan::Server::Group. This is to perform a search of a pan file for article subjects.
SYNOPSIS
my $search = new News::Pan::Server::Group({ abs_path =>'/home/myself/.pan/astraweb/alt.binaries.sounds.mp3' });
$search->search_add('elvis');
$search->search_add('presley');
$search->search_add('.mp3');
$search->search_negative('lisa');
$search->search_count;
$search->search_subjects;
$search->search_reset;SEARCH METHODS
Calling any of the term setters starts a search. the term setters are search add and search negative methods.
search_add_exact()
argument is a string. will match case sensitive.
$g->search_add_exact('James Mason');search_add()
argument is a string, will split on non word chars and do insensitive inclusive match
$g->search_add('Lisa Loeb');matches all article subjects with lisa and loeb, in any order.
search_negative_exact()
reverse of search_add_exact()
search_negative()
reverse of search_add().
search_reset()
reset the search for a new search to be made.
search_count()
returns number of article subjects matching at present.
search_results()
returns array ref with subjects of matching articles.
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
Leo Charre leocharre at cpan dot org