Sample search results pages

You would use the search index in a JSP something like this:

CmsJspActionElement cmsJae = new CmsJspActionElement(pageContext, request, response);
CmsSearch search = new CmsSearch();

search.setIndex("online");
search.setQuery(queryString);
search.init(cmsJae.getCmsObject());
List searchResults = search.getSearchResult();

Iterator iterator = searchResults.iterator();
while (iterator.hasNext()) {
   CmsSearchResult r = (CmsSearchResult)iterator.next();
   //do stuff...
}

Often you want to exclude some files or directories from the search results. You can do this by using search categories. All you have to do is set a default category in the properties for the root folder of the site (for example "searchable"). This property is inherited by folders and files in the site, as long as you do not overwrite it. Now set this category when initializing the search object:

search.setCategories(new String[] {"searchable"} );

Files or complete folders that shall not appear in the search results simply gets a different category (for example "nosearch").

Of course you can add other categories and use them for other purposes, but as long as you always set a category in the search object, you will not find files in the "forbidden" category.