Query objects represents queries.

     ZOOM_query ZOOM_query_create(void);

     void ZOOM_query_destroy(ZOOM_query q);

     int ZOOM_query_prefix(ZOOM_query q, const char *str);

     int ZOOM_query_cql(ZOOM_query s, const char *str);

     int ZOOM_query_sortby(ZOOM_query q, const char *criteria);

     int ZOOM_query_sortby2(ZOOM_query q, const char *strategy,
                            const char *criteria);
   

Create query objects using ZOOM_query_create and destroy them by calling ZOOM_query_destroy. RPN-queries can be specified in PQF notation by using the function ZOOM_query_prefix. The ZOOM_query_cql specifies a CQL query to be sent to the server/target. More query types will be added in future versions of YAZ, such as CCL to RPN-mapping, native CCL query, etc. In addition to a search, a sort criteria may be set. Function ZOOM_query_sortby enables Z39.50 sorting and it takes sort criteria using the same string notation as yaz-client's sort command.

ZOOM_query_sortby2 is similar to ZOOM_query_sortby but allows a strategy for sorting. The reason for the strategy parameter is that some protocols offers multiple ways of performing sorting. For example, Z39.50 has the standard sort, which is performed after search on an existing result set. It's also possible to use CQL in Z39.50 as the query type and use CQL's SORTBY keyword. Finally, Index Data's Zebra server also allows sorting to be specified as part of RPN (Type 7).