Package org.apache.lucene.index

Class LeafReader

java.lang.Object
org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader
org.apache.lucene.index.LeafReader
All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, AutoCloseable
Direct Known Subclasses:
CodecReader, DocValuesLeafReader, FilterLeafReader, MemoryIndex.MemoryIndexReader, MergeReaderWrapper, ParallelLeafReader, TermVectorLeafReader
public abstract class LeafReader extends IndexReader
LeafReader is an abstract class, providing an interface for accessing an index. Search of an index is done entirely through this abstract interface, so that any subclass which implements it is searchable. IndexReaders implemented by this subclass do not consist of several sub-readers, they are atomic. They support retrieval of stored fields, doc values, terms, and postings.

For efficiency, in this API documents are often referred to via document numbers, non-negative integers which each name a unique document in the index. These document numbers are ephemeral -- they may change as documents are added to and deleted from an index. Clients should thus not rely on a given document having the same number between sessions.

NOTE: IndexReader instances are completely thread safe, meaning multiple threads can call any of its methods, concurrently. If your application requires external synchronization, you should not synchronize on the IndexReader instance; use your own (non-Lucene) objects instead.

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    • LeafReader

      protected LeafReader()
      Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)

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