SearchGroup (Lucene 7.7.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.lucene.search.grouping.SearchGroup<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

CollectedSearchGroup
```
public class SearchGroup<T>
extends Object
```
Represents a group that is found during the first pass search.

WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

T groupValue
The value that defines this group

Object[] sortValues
The sort values used during sorting.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SearchGroup()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`static <T> Collection<SearchGroup<T>>`	`merge(List<Collection<SearchGroup<T>>> topGroups, int offset, int topN, Sort groupSort)`	Merges multiple collections of top groups, for example obtained from separate index shards.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - groupValue
```
public T groupValue
```
    The value that defines this group
  - sortValues
```
public Object[] sortValues
```
    The sort values used during sorting. These are the groupSort field values of the highest rank document (by the groupSort) within the group. Can be null if fillFields=false had been passed to FirstPassGroupingCollector.getTopGroups(int, boolean)
- Constructor Detail
  - SearchGroup
```
public SearchGroup()
```
- Method Detail
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - merge
```
public static <T> Collection<SearchGroup<T>> merge(List<Collection<SearchGroup<T>>> topGroups,
                                                   int offset,
                                                   int topN,
                                                   Sort groupSort)
```
    Merges multiple collections of top groups, for example obtained from separate index shards. The provided groupSort must match how the groups were sorted, and the provided SearchGroups must have been computed with fillFields=true passed to FirstPassGroupingCollector.getTopGroups(int, boolean).
    NOTE: this returns null if the topGroups is empty.