SolrUtils::escapeQueryChars

(PECL solr >= 0.9.2)

SolrUtils::escapeQueryChars — Escapes a lucene query string

public static string SolrUtils::escapeQueryChars ( string $str )

Lucene supports escaping special characters that are part of the query syntax.

The current list special characters are:

+ - && || ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ " ~ * ? : \

These characters are part of the query syntax and must be escaped

Returns the escaped string or FALSE on failure.