Search on partial words with wildcards
Learn how to expand your search to include plurals or similar words.
Overview
Searching for a term or value in eHive will only retrieve exact matches. For example, a search for the word bead will only return records that feature that exact word. If you want to expand your results to include records that feature plurals or similar words, such as beads or beading, then you'll need to use a wildcard.
Wildcards take the place of one or more characters in a search term.
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A question mark (?) is used for single character searching.
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An asterisk (*) is used for multiple character searching.
Note: Wildcard characters can be applied to single terms, but not search phrases.
Examples
bead*
Searches for records that contain words starting with bead. For example, bead, beads, beading.
be*d
Searches for records that contain words starting with the letters be and ending with the letter d. For example, bead, bend, beard, bedford.
*est
Searches for records that contain words starting with any several characters and ending with est. For example, fastest, slowest.
bead?
Searches for records that contain words starting with the word bead plus one additional character. For example, beads, beady.
be?d
Searches for records that contain any 4-letter word beginning with be and ending with d. For example, bead, bend.
?est
Searches for records that contain words starting with any single character and ending with est. For example, rest, best.
