---
name: "Plucene::Search::IndexSearcher"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libplucene-perl"
version: "1.25-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Plucene::Search::IndexSearcher"
---

# Plucene::Search::IndexSearcher(3pm)

The index searcher

## NAME

Plucene::Search::IndexSearcher - The index searcher

## SYNOPSIS

```
        # isa Plucene::Search::Searcher
        my $searcher = Plucene::Search::IndexSearcher
                ->new(Plucene::Index::Reader $reader);
        my Plucene::Index::Reader $reader = $searcher->reader;
        my         Plucene::Document $doc = $reader->doc($id);
        $searcher->close;
```

## DESCRIPTION

Search over an IndexReader

## METHODS

### new

```
        my $searcher = Plucene::Search::IndexSearcher
                ->new(Plucene::Index::Reader $reader);
```

This will create a new Searcher object with the passed Plucene::Index::Reader or subclass thereof.

### reader

```
        my Plucene::Index::Reader $reader = $searcher->reader;
```

This will return the reader this searcher was made with.

### search\_top

The top search results.

### doc

```
        my Plucene::Document $doc = $reader->doc($id);
```

This will return the Plucene::Document `$id`.

### doc\_freq / max\_doc

get / set these

### close

This will close the reader(s) associated with the searcher.