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# search

Executes a full-text search against a collection and places the results in a CFML-compatible {@link Query} object.

## Component Signature

```
<bx:search collection=[string]
name=[string]
criteria=[string]
type=[string]
maxrows=[integer]
startrow=[integer]
language=[string]
suggestions=[string] />
```

### Attributes

| Atrribute     | Type      | Required | Description                                                                 | Default                                                                                  |
| ------------- | --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `collection`  | `string`  | `true`   | Required: bare collection name to search.                                   |                                                                                          |
| `name`        | `string`  | `true`   | Required: variable name that receives the result Query.                     |                                                                                          |
| `criteria`    | `string`  | `false`  | Search expression / query string. Defaults to match-all when omitted.       |                                                                                          |
| `type`        | `string`  | `false`  | Search type: {@code simple} (default)                                       | <p>{@code explicit}.<br>Currently both map to a multi-match query across all fields.</p> |
| `maxrows`     | `integer` | `false`  | Maximum number of rows to return (default: 50).                             | `50`                                                                                     |
| `startrow`    | `integer` | `false`  | 1-based offset for pagination (default: 1).                                 | `1`                                                                                      |
| `language`    | `string`  | `false`  | Language hint (stored in query metadata; reserved for future analyzer use). |                                                                                          |
| `suggestions` | `string`  | `false`  | Ignored \u2014 accepted for CFML compatibility.                             |                                                                                          |

## Examples

### Script Syntax

Execute a full-text search against a collection and place the results into a named `Query`:

```boxlang
<bx:search collection="products"
           criteria="BoxLang"
           name="searchResults"
           maxrows="20"
           startrow="1" />

<bx:output query="searchResults">
    #searchResults.rank# — #searchResults.title# (#searchResults.score#)
</bx:output>
```


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