#ask: syntax elements

Table of Contents

This page provides an overview of the syntax elements available for the #ask/#show parser function.

This table is not yet complete. See also this help page.

Query Condition

Help page	Syntax element	Description
#ask: syntax – "depth" hierarchy restrictor	+depth=	Restricts the hierarchy depth of a query1
#ask: syntax – "in" search operator	in:	Convenience operator for proximity and wide proximity searches2
#ask: syntax – "phrase" search operator	phrase:	Convenience operator for wide proximity searches with terms appearing in the same order3

Query Printout

Help page	Syntax element	Description
#ask: syntax – "align" printout formatter	+align=	Defines an alignment for the content of a printout column
#ask: syntax – "hl" printout highlighter	#-hl	Allows to highlight search tokens within a result set4
#ask: syntax – "lang" printout language filter	+lang=	Allows to filter a language specific printout5
#ask: syntax – "order" printout sorter	+order=	Defines the sorting order for printout statements (dot chain syntax)6
#ask: syntax – "raw" printout formatter	#-raw	Allows embedded annotation markup within text to retain its raw format789
#ask: syntax – "width" printout formatter	+width=	Defines a width for a printout column10

Query Marker

Help page	Syntax element	Description
#ask: syntax – "annotation" query marker	@annotation	Marks an inline query as part of an annotation
#ask: syntax – "control" query marker	@control	Allows to dynamically alter a result display without the need to reload a page11
#ask: syntax – "deferred" query marker	@deferred	Marks an inline query as deferred from regular parsing11

See also

• Help page on semantic search
• Help page on selecting pages