Generic methods for searching and retrieving entities.
Note:
The generic methods in this section support the following wildcards when invoking
a search method. These wildcards are supported only in the
keyword parameter:
- ^—matches the beginning of a string. For example, ^ex matches example but not text.
- $—matches the end of string. For example: ple$ matches example but not please.
- *—matches zero or more characters within a string. For example: ex*t matches exit and excellent.
You cannot use the following characters in the search string:
- , (comma)
- ‘ (single quotation mark)
- ( ) (parentheses)
- [ ] (square brackets)
- { } (braces)
- % (percent)
- ? (question mark)
- + (addition/plus sign)