[LUCENE-3343] Comparison operators >,>=,<,<= and = support as RangeQuery syntax in QueryParser

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.0
• Component/s: modules/queryparser
• Labels: parser query
• Lucene Fields: New, Patch Available
• Assignee: Adriano Crestani
• Reporter: Olivier Favre
• Created: 26/Jul/11 13:24
• Updated: 28/Aug/22 12:54
• Resolved: 15/Jan/13 21:10

Description

To offer better interoperability with other search engines and to provide an easier and more straight forward syntax,
the operators >, >=, <, <= and = should be available to express an open range query.
They should at least work for numeric queries.
'=' can be made a synonym for ':'.

Issue Links

• depends upon: LUCENE-3338 Flexible query parser does not support open ranges and range queries with mixed inclusive and exclusive ranges
• relates to: LUCENE-1823 QueryParser with new features for Lucene 3