Cursor (Google App Engine API for Java)

com.google.appengine.api.search

Class Cursor

  • java.lang.Object
    • com.google.appengine.api.search.Cursor
  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable


    public final class Cursor
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.io.Serializable
    Represents a cursor on the set of results found for executing a Query during a search on the Index.

    For example, the following code shows how to use a cursor to get the next page of results

     Index index = ...
     Cursor cursor = Cursor.newBuilder().build();
     Query query = Query.newBuilder().setOptions(
         QueryOptions.newBuilder().setCursor(cursor).build("some query"));
    
     // Get the first page of results
     Results<ScoredDocument> results = index.search(query);
    
     // process results
     ...
    
     // Get the next set of results from the returned cursor
     query = Query.newBuilder().setOptions(
         QueryOptions.newBuilder().setCursor(
             results.getCursor()).build("some query"));
    
     results = index.search(query);
     

    Alternatively, you can get a cursor to continue from each of the returned results.

     Cursor cursor =
         Cursor.newBuilder().setPerResult(true).build();
     Query query = Query.newBuilder().setOptions(
         QueryOptions.newBuilder().setCursor(cursor).build("some query"));
    
     // Get the first page of results
     Results<ScoredDocument> results = index.search(query);
    
     // process results
     for (ScoredDocument result : results) {
       // choose a cursor from one of the results
       cursor = result.getCursor();
     }
    
     // Get the next set of results from the result's cursor
     query = Query.newBuilder().setOptions(
         QueryOptions.newBuilder().setCursor(cursor).build("some query"));
    
     results = index.search(query);
     

    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Nested Class Summary

      Nested Classes 
      Modifier and Type Class and Description
      static class  Cursor.Builder
      A builder which constructs Cursor objects.
    • Method Detail

      • toWebSafeString

        public java.lang.String toWebSafeString()
        A web safe string representing a cursor returned from a previous set of search results to use as a starting point to retrieve the next set of results. Can be null.
        Returns:
        a web safe string representation of the cursor
      • isPerResult

        public boolean isPerResult()
        Returns:
        whether the cursor is for all Results or one cursor per result
      • newBuilder

        public static Cursor.Builder newBuilder(Cursor request)
        Creates a builder from the given request.
        Parameters:
        request - the search request for the builder to use to build another request
        Returns:
        this builder
      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object