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package org.apache.lucene.index;


import java.io.IOException;

A CompositeReader which reads multiple indexes, appending their content. It can be used to create a view on several sub-readers (like DirectoryReader) and execute searches on it.

For efficiency, in this API documents are often referred to via document numbers, non-negative integers which each name a unique document in the index. These document numbers are ephemeral -- they may change as documents are added to and deleted from an index. Clients should thus not rely on a given document having the same number between sessions.

NOTE: IndexReader instances are completely thread safe, meaning multiple threads can call any of its methods, concurrently. If your application requires external synchronization, you should not synchronize on the IndexReader instance; use your own (non-Lucene) objects instead.

/** A {@link CompositeReader} which reads multiple indexes, appending * their content. It can be used to create a view on several * sub-readers (like {@link DirectoryReader}) and execute searches on it. * * <p> For efficiency, in this API documents are often referred to via * <i>document numbers</i>, non-negative integers which each name a unique * document in the index. These document numbers are ephemeral -- they may change * as documents are added to and deleted from an index. Clients should thus not * rely on a given document having the same number between sessions. * * <p><a name="thread-safety"></a><p><b>NOTE</b>: {@link * IndexReader} instances are completely thread * safe, meaning multiple threads can call any of its methods, * concurrently. If your application requires external * synchronization, you should <b>not</b> synchronize on the * <code>IndexReader</code> instance; use your own * (non-Lucene) objects instead. */
public class MultiReader extends BaseCompositeReader<IndexReader> { private final boolean closeSubReaders;

Construct a MultiReader aggregating the named set of (sub)readers.

Note that all subreaders are closed if this Multireader is closed.

Params:
  • subReaders – set of (sub)readers
/** * <p>Construct a MultiReader aggregating the named set of (sub)readers. * <p>Note that all subreaders are closed if this Multireader is closed.</p> * @param subReaders set of (sub)readers */
public MultiReader(IndexReader... subReaders) throws IOException { this(subReaders, true); }

Construct a MultiReader aggregating the named set of (sub)readers.

Params:
  • subReaders – set of (sub)readers; this array will be cloned.
  • closeSubReaders – indicates whether the subreaders should be closed when this MultiReader is closed
/** * <p>Construct a MultiReader aggregating the named set of (sub)readers. * @param subReaders set of (sub)readers; this array will be cloned. * @param closeSubReaders indicates whether the subreaders should be closed * when this MultiReader is closed */
public MultiReader(IndexReader[] subReaders, boolean closeSubReaders) throws IOException { super(subReaders.clone()); this.closeSubReaders = closeSubReaders; if (!closeSubReaders) { for (int i = 0; i < subReaders.length; i++) { subReaders[i].incRef(); } } } @Override public CacheHelper getReaderCacheHelper() { // MultiReader instances can be short-lived, which would make caching trappy // so we do not cache on them, unless they wrap a single reader in which // case we delegate if (getSequentialSubReaders().size() == 1) { return getSequentialSubReaders().get(0).getReaderCacheHelper(); } return null; } @Override protected synchronized void doClose() throws IOException { IOException ioe = null; for (final IndexReader r : getSequentialSubReaders()) { try { if (closeSubReaders) { r.close(); } else { r.decRef(); } } catch (IOException e) { if (ioe == null) ioe = e; } } // throw the first exception if (ioe != null) throw ioe; } }