MatchPredicateMatchingStep (Hibernate Search 6.1.8.Final)

Type Parameters:

N - The type of the next step.

All Known Subinterfaces:

MatchPredicateFieldMoreStep<S,N>
```
public interface MatchPredicateMatchingStep<N extends MatchPredicateOptionsStep<?>>
```
The step in a "match" predicate definition where the value to match can be set.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default N`	`matching(Object value)`	Require at least one of the targeted fields to match the given value.
`N`	`matching(Object value, ValueConvert convert)`	Require at least one of the targeted fields to match the given value.

- Method Detail
  - matching
```
default N matching(Object value)
```
    Require at least one of the targeted fields to match the given value.
    This method will apply DSL converters to value before Hibernate Search attempts to interpret it as a field value. See ValueConvert.YES.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value to match. The signature of this method defines this parameter as an Object, but a specific type is expected depending on the targeted field. See ValueConvert.YES for more information.
    
    Returns:
    
    The next step.
    
    See Also:
    
    matching(Object, ValueConvert)
  - matching
```
N matching(Object value,
           ValueConvert convert)
```
    Require at least one of the targeted fields to match the given value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value to match. The signature of this method defines this parameter as an Object, but a specific type is expected depending on the targeted field and on the dslConverter parameter. See ValueConvert for more information.
    
    convert - Controls how the value should be converted before Hibernate Search attempts to interpret it as a field value. See ValueConvert for more information.
    
    Returns:
    
    The next step.
    
    See Also:
    
    ValueConvert