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[DOCS] Fuzzy wildcard not supported in `query_string` (#50466) 

The `query_string` does not support mixing wildcards with fuzziness.
This adds a related warning to the `query_string` docs.
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James Rodewig 2020-01-07 12:53:47 -06:00
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@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ You can specify fields to search in the query syntax:
_exists_:title _exists_:title
[[query-string-wildcard]]
====== Wildcards ====== Wildcards
Wildcard searches can be run on individual terms, using `?` to replace Wildcard searches can be run on individual terms, using `?` to replace
@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ Elasticsearch to visit every term in the index:
Use with caution! Use with caution!
======= =======
[[query-string-fuzziness]]
====== Fuzziness ====== Fuzziness
We can search for terms that are We can search for terms that are
@ -132,6 +134,16 @@ sufficient to catch 80% of all human misspellings. It can be specified as:
quikc~1 quikc~1
[[avoid-widlcards-fuzzy-searches]]
[WARNING]
.Avoid mixing fuzziness with wildcards
====
Mixing <<fuzziness,fuzzy>> and <<query-string-wildcard,wildcard>> operators is
_not_ supported. When mixed, one of the operators is not applied. For example,
you can search for `app~1` (fuzzy) or `app*` (wildcard), but searches for
`app*~1` do not apply the fuzzy operator (`~1`).
====
====== Proximity searches ====== Proximity searches
While a phrase query (eg `"john smith"`) expects all of the terms in exactly While a phrase query (eg `"john smith"`) expects all of the terms in exactly