[[esql-search-functions]]
==== {esql} Full-text search functions

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<titleabbrev>Full-text Search functions</titleabbrev>
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Full text functions are used to search for text in fields.
<<analysis, Text analysiss>> is used to analyze the query before it is searched.

Full text functions can be used to match <<esql-multivalued-fields,multivalued fields>>.
A multivalued field that contains a value that matches a full text query is considered to match the query.

See <<esql-limitations-full-text-search,full text search limitations>> for information on the limitations of full text search.

{esql} supports these full-text search functions:

// tag::search_list[]
* experimental:[] <<esql-match>>
* experimental:[] <<esql-qstr>>
// end::search_list[]

include::layout/match.asciidoc[]
include::layout/qstr.asciidoc[]