## org.apache.lucene.index
Class IndexReader

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Closeable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  AtomicReader, CompositeReader

    public abstract class IndexReader

extends Object
implements Closeable

IndexReader is an abstract class, providing an interface for accessing an index. Search of an index is done entirely through this abstract interface, so that any subclass which implements it is searchable.

There are two different types of IndexReaders:

- `AtomicReader`: These indexes do not consist of several sub-readers, they are atomic. They support retrieval of stored fields, doc values, terms, and postings.
- `CompositeReader`: Instances (like `DirectoryReader`) of this reader can only be used to get stored fields from the underlying AtomicReaders, but it is not possible to directly retrieve postings. To do that, get the sub-readers via `CompositeReader.getSequentialSubReaders()`. Alternatively, you can mimic an `AtomicReader` (with a serious slowdown), by wrapping composite readers with `SlowCompositeReaderWrapper`.

IndexReader instances for indexes on disk are usually constructed with a call to one of the static `DirectoryReader.open()` methods, e.g. `DirectoryReader.open(org.apache.lucene.store.Directory)`. `DirectoryReader` implements the `CompositeReader` interface, it is not possible to directly get postings.

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.

Nested Class Summary
`static interface` `IndexReader.ReaderClosedListener` A custom listener that's invoked when the IndexReader is closed.

Method Summary
`void` `addReaderClosedListener(IndexReader.ReaderClosedListener listener)` Expert: adds a `IndexReader.ReaderClosedListener`.
`void` `close()` Closes files associated with this index.
`void` `decRef()` Expert: decreases the refCount of this IndexReader instance.
`abstract int` `docFreq(Term term)` Returns the number of documents containing the `term`.
`protected abstract void` `doClose()` Implements close.
`Document` `document(int docID)` Returns the stored fields of the `n`th `Document` in this index.
`Document` `document(int docID, Set<String> fieldsToLoad)` Like `document(int)` but only loads the specified fields.
`abstract void` `document(int docID, StoredFieldVisitor visitor)` Expert: visits the fields of a stored document, for custom processing/loading of each field.
`protected void` `ensureOpen()` Throws AlreadyClosedException if this IndexReader or any of its child readers is closed, otherwise returns.
`boolean` `equals(Object obj)`
`Object` `getCombinedCoreAndDeletesKey()` Expert: Returns a key for this IndexReader that also includes deletions, so FieldCache/CachingWrapperFilter can find it again.
`abstract IndexReaderContext` `getContext()` Expert: Returns the root `IndexReaderContext` for this `IndexReader`'s sub-reader tree.
`Object` `getCoreCacheKey()` Expert: Returns a key for this IndexReader, so FieldCache/CachingWrapperFilter can find it again.
`int` `getRefCount()` Expert: returns the current refCount for this reader
`Terms` `getTermVector(int docID, String field)` Retrieve term vector for this document and field, or null if term vectors were not indexed.
`abstract Fields` `getTermVectors(int docID)` Retrieve term vectors for this document, or null if term vectors were not indexed.
`abstract boolean` `hasDeletions()` Returns true if any documents have been deleted
`int` `hashCode()`
`void` `incRef()` Expert: increments the refCount of this IndexReader instance.
`List<AtomicReaderContext>` `leaves()` Returns the reader's leaves, or itself if this reader is atomic.
`abstract int` `maxDoc()` Returns one greater than the largest possible document number.
`int` `numDeletedDocs()` Returns the number of deleted documents.
`abstract int` `numDocs()` Returns the number of documents in this index.
`static DirectoryReader` `open(Directory directory)` Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(Directory)`
`static DirectoryReader` `open(Directory directory, int termInfosIndexDivisor)` Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(Directory,int)`
`static DirectoryReader` `open(IndexCommit commit)` Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(IndexCommit)`
`static DirectoryReader` `open(IndexCommit commit, int termInfosIndexDivisor)` Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(IndexCommit,int)`
`static DirectoryReader` `open(IndexWriter writer, boolean applyAllDeletes)` Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(IndexWriter,boolean)`
`void` `registerParentReader(IndexReader reader)` Expert: This method is called by `IndexReader`s which wrap other readers (e.g.
`void` `removeReaderClosedListener(IndexReader.ReaderClosedListener listener)` Expert: remove a previously added `IndexReader.ReaderClosedListener`.
`abstract long` `totalTermFreq(Term term)` Returns the number of documents containing the term `term`.
`boolean` `tryIncRef()` Expert: increments the refCount of this IndexReader instance only if the IndexReader has not been closed yet and returns `true` iff the refCount was successfully incremented, otherwise `false`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Method Detail

### addReaderClosedListener

    public final void addReaderClosedListener(IndexReader.ReaderClosedListener listener)

  Expert: adds a `IndexReader.ReaderClosedListener`. The provided listener will be invoked when this reader is closed.

  WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

### removeReaderClosedListener

    public final void removeReaderClosedListener(IndexReader.ReaderClosedListener listener)

  Expert: remove a previously added `IndexReader.ReaderClosedListener`.

  WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

### registerParentReader

    public final void registerParentReader(IndexReader reader)

  Expert: This method is called by `IndexReader`s which wrap other readers (e.g. `CompositeReader` or `FilterAtomicReader`) to register the parent at the child (this reader) on construction of the parent. When this reader is closed, it will mark all registered parents as closed, too. The references to parent readers are weak only, so they can be GCed once they are no longer in use.

  WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

### getRefCount

    public final int getRefCount()

  Expert: returns the current refCount for this reader

### incRef

    public final void incRef()

  Expert: increments the refCount of this IndexReader instance. RefCounts are used to determine when a reader can be closed safely, i.e. as soon as there are no more references. Be sure to always call a corresponding `decRef()`, in a finally clause; otherwise the reader may never be closed. Note that `close()` simply calls decRef(), which means that the IndexReader will not really be closed until `decRef()` has been called for all outstanding references.

  See Also:
    `decRef()`, `tryIncRef()`

### tryIncRef

    public final boolean tryIncRef()

  Expert: increments the refCount of this IndexReader instance only if the IndexReader has not been closed yet and returns `true` iff the refCount was successfully incremented, otherwise `false`. If this method returns `false` the reader is either already closed or is currently been closed. Either way this reader instance shouldn't be used by an application unless `true` is returned.

  RefCounts are used to determine when a reader can be closed safely, i.e. as soon as there are no more references. Be sure to always call a corresponding `decRef()`, in a finally clause; otherwise the reader may never be closed. Note that `close()` simply calls decRef(), which means that the IndexReader will not really be closed until `decRef()` has been called for all outstanding references.

  See Also:
    `decRef()`, `incRef()`

### decRef

    public final void decRef()
                      throws IOException

  Expert: decreases the refCount of this IndexReader instance. If the refCount drops to 0, then this reader is closed. If an exception is hit, the refCount is unchanged.

  Throws:
    `IOException` - in case an IOException occurs in doClose()
  See Also:
    `incRef()`

### ensureOpen

    protected final void ensureOpen()
                             throws AlreadyClosedException

  Throws AlreadyClosedException if this IndexReader or any of its child readers is closed, otherwise returns.

  Throws:
    `AlreadyClosedException`

### equals

    public final boolean equals(Object obj)

  For caching purposes, `IndexReader` subclasses are not allowed to implement equals/hashCode, so methods are declared final. To lookup instances from caches use `getCoreCacheKey()` and `getCombinedCoreAndDeletesKey()`.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Object`

### hashCode

    public final int hashCode()

  For caching purposes, `IndexReader` subclasses are not allowed to implement equals/hashCode, so methods are declared final. To lookup instances from caches use `getCoreCacheKey()` and `getCombinedCoreAndDeletesKey()`.

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `Object`

### open

    @Deprecated
    public static DirectoryReader open(Directory directory)
                                throws IOException

  Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(Directory)`

  Returns a IndexReader reading the index in the given Directory

  Parameters:
    `directory` - the index directory
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if there is a low-level IO error

### open

    @Deprecated
    public static DirectoryReader open(Directory directory,
                                                  int termInfosIndexDivisor)
                                throws IOException

  Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(Directory,int)`

  Expert: Returns a IndexReader reading the index in the given Directory with the given termInfosIndexDivisor.

  Parameters:
    `directory` - the index directory
    `termInfosIndexDivisor` - Subsamples which indexed terms are loaded into RAM. This has the same effect as `IndexWriterConfig.setTermIndexInterval(int)` except that setting must be done at indexing time while this setting can be set per reader. When set to N, then one in every N*termIndexInterval terms in the index is loaded into memory. By setting this to a value > 1 you can reduce memory usage, at the expense of higher latency when loading a TermInfo. The default value is 1. Set this to -1 to skip loading the terms index entirely.
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if there is a low-level IO error

### open

    @Deprecated
    public static DirectoryReader open(IndexWriter writer,
                                                  boolean applyAllDeletes)
                                throws IOException

  Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(IndexWriter,boolean)`

  Open a near real time IndexReader from the `IndexWriter`.

  Parameters:
    `writer` - The IndexWriter to open from
    `applyAllDeletes` - If true, all buffered deletes will be applied (made visible) in the returned reader. If false, the deletes are not applied but remain buffered (in IndexWriter) so that they will be applied in the future. Applying deletes can be costly, so if your app can tolerate deleted documents being returned you might gain some performance by passing false.
  Returns:
    The new IndexReader
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if there is a low-level IO error
  See Also:
    `DirectoryReader.openIfChanged(DirectoryReader,IndexWriter,boolean)`
  WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

### open

    @Deprecated
    public static DirectoryReader open(IndexCommit commit)
                                throws IOException

  Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(IndexCommit)`

  Expert: returns an IndexReader reading the index in the given `IndexCommit`.

  Parameters:
    `commit` - the commit point to open
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if there is a low-level IO error

### open

    @Deprecated
    public static DirectoryReader open(IndexCommit commit,
                                                  int termInfosIndexDivisor)
                                throws IOException

  Deprecated. Use `DirectoryReader.open(IndexCommit,int)`

  Expert: returns an IndexReader reading the index in the given `IndexCommit` and termInfosIndexDivisor.

  Parameters:
    `commit` - the commit point to open
    `termInfosIndexDivisor` - Subsamples which indexed terms are loaded into RAM. This has the same effect as `IndexWriterConfig.setTermIndexInterval(int)` except that setting must be done at indexing time while this setting can be set per reader. When set to N, then one in every N*termIndexInterval terms in the index is loaded into memory. By setting this to a value > 1 you can reduce memory usage, at the expense of higher latency when loading a TermInfo. The default value is 1. Set this to -1 to skip loading the terms index entirely.
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if there is a low-level IO error

### getTermVectors

    public abstract Fields getTermVectors(int docID)
                                   throws IOException

  Retrieve term vectors for this document, or null if term vectors were not indexed. The returned Fields instance acts like a single-document inverted index (the docID will be 0).

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### getTermVector

    public final Terms getTermVector(int docID,
                                     String field)
                              throws IOException

  Retrieve term vector for this document and field, or null if term vectors were not indexed. The returned Fields instance acts like a single-document inverted index (the docID will be 0).

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### numDocs

    public abstract int numDocs()

  Returns the number of documents in this index.

### maxDoc

    public abstract int maxDoc()

  Returns one greater than the largest possible document number. This may be used to, e.g., determine how big to allocate an array which will have an element for every document number in an index.

### numDeletedDocs

    public final int numDeletedDocs()

  Returns the number of deleted documents.

### document

    public abstract void document(int docID,
                                  StoredFieldVisitor visitor)
                           throws IOException

  Expert: visits the fields of a stored document, for custom processing/loading of each field. If you simply want to load all fields, use `document(int)`. If you want to load a subset, use `DocumentStoredFieldVisitor`.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### document

    public final Document document(int docID)
                            throws IOException

  Returns the stored fields of the `n`th `Document` in this index. This is just sugar for using `DocumentStoredFieldVisitor`.

  NOTE: for performance reasons, this method does not check if the requested document is deleted, and therefore asking for a deleted document may yield unspecified results. Usually this is not required, however you can test if the doc is deleted by checking the `Bits` returned from `MultiFields.getLiveDocs(org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader)`. NOTE: only the content of a field is returned, if that field was stored during indexing. Metadata like boost, omitNorm, IndexOptions, tokenized, etc., are not preserved.

  Throws:
    `IOException` - if there is a low-level IO error

### document

    public final Document document(int docID,
                                   Set<String> fieldsToLoad)
                            throws IOException

  Like `document(int)` but only loads the specified fields. Note that this is simply sugar for `DocumentStoredFieldVisitor.DocumentStoredFieldVisitor(Set)`.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### hasDeletions

    public abstract boolean hasDeletions()

  Returns true if any documents have been deleted

### close

    public final void close()
                     throws IOException

  Closes files associated with this index. Also saves any new deletions to disk. No other methods should be called after this has been called.

  Specified by:
    `close` in interface `Closeable`
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if there is a low-level IO error

### doClose

    protected abstract void doClose()
                             throws IOException

  Implements close.

  Throws:
    `IOException`

### getContext

    public abstract IndexReaderContext getContext()

  Expert: Returns the root `IndexReaderContext` for this `IndexReader`'s sub-reader tree.

  Iff this reader is composed of sub readers, i.e. this reader being a composite reader, this method returns a `CompositeReaderContext` holding the reader's direct children as well as a view of the reader tree's atomic leaf contexts. All sub- `IndexReaderContext` instances referenced from this readers top-level context are private to this reader and are not shared with another context tree. For example, IndexSearcher uses this API to drive searching by one atomic leaf reader at a time. If this reader is not composed of child readers, this method returns an `AtomicReaderContext`.

  Note: Any of the sub-`CompositeReaderContext` instances referenced from this top-level context do not support `CompositeReaderContext.leaves()`. Only the top-level context maintains the convenience leaf-view for performance reasons.

### leaves

    public final List<AtomicReaderContext> leaves()

  Returns the reader's leaves, or itself if this reader is atomic. This is a convenience method calling `this.getContext().leaves()`.

  See Also:
    `IndexReaderContext.leaves()`

### getCoreCacheKey

    public Object getCoreCacheKey()

  Expert: Returns a key for this IndexReader, so FieldCache/CachingWrapperFilter can find it again. This key must not have equals()/hashCode() methods, so "equals" means "identical".

### getCombinedCoreAndDeletesKey

    public Object getCombinedCoreAndDeletesKey()

  Expert: Returns a key for this IndexReader that also includes deletions, so FieldCache/CachingWrapperFilter can find it again. This key must not have equals()/hashCode() methods, so "equals" means "identical".

### docFreq

    public abstract int docFreq(Term term)
                         throws IOException

  Returns the number of documents containing the `term`. This method returns 0 if the term or field does not exists. This method does not take into account deleted documents that have not yet been merged away.

  Throws:
    `IOException`
  See Also:
    `TermsEnum.docFreq()`

### totalTermFreq

    public abstract long totalTermFreq(Term term)
                                throws IOException

  Returns the number of documents containing the term `term`. This method returns 0 if the term or field does not exists, or -1 if the Codec does not support the measure. This method does not take into account deleted documents that have not yet been merged away.

  Throws:
    `IOException`
  See Also:
    `TermsEnum.totalTermFreq()`

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