---
name: "WWW::Search::LookSmart"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwww-search-perl"
version: "2.07-1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/WWW::Search::LookSmart"
---

# WWW::Search::LookSmart(3pm)

class for searching LookSmart

## NAME

WWW::Search::LookSmart - class for searching LookSmart

## SYNOPSIS

use WWW::Search; my `$Search` = new *WWW::Search*('LookSmart'); # cAsE matters my `$Query` = *WWW::Search::escape\_query*("Where is Jimbo"); `$Search`-\>*native\_query*($Query); while (my `$Result` = `$Search`-\>*next\_result()*) { print `$Result`-\>url, "\\n"; }

## DESCRIPTION

This class is a LookSmart specialization of WWW::Search. It handles making and interpreting LookSmart searches *http://looksmart.com*.

LookSmart will first display it's own internal site results from it's many categories if found there, else it will  return outside results from the web. Thus, depending on the query there will be slightly two different formats returned depending on whether or not LookSmart finds them in it's own internal categories. All in all, this is a nice search engine!

LookSmart only returns 10 hits per page and there is no search options.

This class exports no public interface; all interaction should be done through the *WWW::Search* manpage objects.

## SEE ALSO

To make new back-ends, see the *WWW::Search* manpage.

## HOW DOES IT WORK?

`native_setup_search` is called (from `WWW::Search::setup_search`) before we do anything.  It initializes our private variables (which all begin with underscore) and sets up a URL to the first results page in `{_next_url}`.

`native_retrieve_some` is called (from `WWW::Search::retrieve_some`) whenever more hits are needed.  It calls `WWW::Search::http_request` to fetch the page specified by `{_next_url}`. It then parses this page, appending any search hits it finds to  `{cache}`.  If it finds a \`\`next'' button in the text, it sets `{_next_url}` to point to the page for the next set of results, otherwise it sets it to undef to indicate we''re done.

## TESTING

This module adheres to the `WWW::Search` test suite mechanism.  See `$TEST_CASES` below.

## AUTHOR This backend is maintained and supported by Jim Smyser. \<jsmyser@bigfoot.com\>

`WWW::Search::NorthernLight` was originally written by Andreas Borchert based on `WWW::Search::Excite`.

## LEGALESE

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## VERSION HISTORY

2\.01 New test mechanism

1\.00 First release