## org.apache.lucene.search
Class ConstantScoreQuery

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.lucene.search.Query
          org.apache.lucene.search.ConstantScoreQuery

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Cloneable

    public class ConstantScoreQuery

extends Query

A query that wraps another query or a filter and simply returns a constant score equal to the query boost for every document that matches the filter or query. For queries it therefore simply strips of all scores and returns a constant one.

Nested Class Summary
`protected class` `ConstantScoreQuery.ConstantScorer`
`protected class` `ConstantScoreQuery.ConstantWeight`

Field Summary
`protected Filter` `filter`
`protected Query` `query`

Constructor Summary
`ConstantScoreQuery(Filter filter)` Wraps a Filter as a Query.
`ConstantScoreQuery(Query query)` Strips off scores from the passed in Query.

Method Summary
`Weight` `createWeight(IndexSearcher searcher)` Expert: Constructs an appropriate Weight implementation for this query.
`boolean` `equals(Object o)`
`void` `extractTerms(Set<Term> terms)` Expert: adds all terms occurring in this query to the terms set.
`Filter` `getFilter()` Returns the encapsulated filter, returns `null` if a query is wrapped.
`Query` `getQuery()` Returns the encapsulated query, returns `null` if a filter is wrapped.
`int` `hashCode()`
`Query` `rewrite(IndexReader reader)` Expert: called to re-write queries into primitive queries.
`String` `toString(String field)` Prints a query to a string, with `field` assumed to be the default field and omitted.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.search.Query
`clone, getBoost, setBoost, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### filter

    protected final Filter filter

### query

    protected final Query query

Constructor Detail

### ConstantScoreQuery

    public ConstantScoreQuery(Query query)

  Strips off scores from the passed in Query. The hits will get a constant score dependent on the boost factor of this query.

### ConstantScoreQuery

    public ConstantScoreQuery(Filter filter)

  Wraps a Filter as a Query. The hits will get a constant score dependent on the boost factor of this query. If you simply want to strip off scores from a Query, no longer use `new ConstantScoreQuery(new QueryWrapperFilter(query))`, instead use `ConstantScoreQuery(Query)`!

Method Detail

### getFilter

    public Filter getFilter()

  Returns the encapsulated filter, returns `null` if a query is wrapped.

### getQuery

    public Query getQuery()

  Returns the encapsulated query, returns `null` if a filter is wrapped.

### rewrite

    public Query rewrite(IndexReader reader)
                  throws IOException

  Description copied from class: `Query`
  Expert: called to re-write queries into primitive queries. For example, a PrefixQuery will be rewritten into a BooleanQuery that consists of TermQuerys.

  Overrides:
    `rewrite` in class `Query`
  Throws:
    `IOException`

### extractTerms

    public void extractTerms(Set<Term> terms)

  Description copied from class: `Query`
  Expert: adds all terms occurring in this query to the terms set. Only works if this query is in its `rewritten` form.

  Overrides:
    `extractTerms` in class `Query`

### createWeight

    public Weight createWeight(IndexSearcher searcher)
                        throws IOException

  Description copied from class: `Query`
  Expert: Constructs an appropriate Weight implementation for this query.

  Only implemented by primitive queries, which re-write to themselves.

  Overrides:
    `createWeight` in class `Query`
  Throws:
    `IOException`

### toString

    public String toString(String field)

  Description copied from class: `Query`
  Prints a query to a string, with `field` assumed to be the default field and omitted.

  Specified by:
    `toString` in class `Query`

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object o)

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Query`

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `Query`

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