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using System;
using IndexReader = Lucene.Net.Index.IndexReader;
using Query = Lucene.Net.Search.Query;
using Searcher = Lucene.Net.Search.Searcher;
using Weight = Lucene.Net.Search.Weight;
namespace Lucene.Net.Search.Spans
{
/// Base class for span-based queries.
[Serializable]
public abstract class SpanQuery:Query
{
/// Expert: Returns the matches for this query in an index. Used internally
/// to search for spans.
///
public abstract Spans GetSpans(IndexReader reader);
/// Returns the name of the field matched by this query.
public abstract string Field { get; }
public override Weight CreateWeight(Searcher searcher)
{
return new SpanWeight(this, searcher);
}
}
}