Clarification on `filter_by` Argument in Typesense Documentation
TLDR Gabe asked if filter_by in Typesense accepts OR arguments, which Jason confirmed. Gabe then suggested adding this clarification to the documents.
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Jun 25, 2021 (29 months ago)
Gabe
08:47 PMfilter_by:> For eg:
category:=Shoe will match documents from the category shoes and not from a category like shoe rack. You can also filter using multiple values: category:= [Shoe, Sneaker].Is this an OR? i.e. it returns results that have either a category of "Shoe" or "Sneaker" (or both)?
Jason
08:48 PMGabe
08:49 PMGabe
08:49 PMJason
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