ISearchQueryHelper::put_QueryContentProperties method (searchapi.h)

Sets the properties to include in the query if search terms do not explicitly specify properties.

Syntax

HRESULT put_QueryContentProperties(
  [in] LPCWSTR pszContentProperties
);

Parameters

[in] pszContentProperties

Type: LPCWSTR

Pointer to a comma-delimited, null-terminated Unicode string of one or more properties. Separate column specifiers with commas: "Content,DocAuthor".

Set ppszContentProperties to NULL to use all properties.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

Search terms may or may not be explicitly prefixed by a property ("author:Irina" or just "Irina"). If SEARCH_ADVANCED_QUERY_SYNTAX or NO_QUERY_SYNTAX is set in ISearchQueryHelper::put_QuerySyntax, all search terms not prefixed by a property keyword are matched against the list of properties in ppszContentProperties.

Checkout the DSearch code sample to see how to create a class for a static console application to query Windows Search using the Microsoft.Search.Interop assembly for ISearchQueryHelper.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 with SP1 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header searchapi.h
Redistributable Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0

See also

ISearchQueryHelper

ISearchQueryHelper::get_QueryContentProperties

Querying the Index Programmatically

Querying the Index with Windows Search SQL Syntax

System Properties