Please note that the default search is based on a Boolean AND; that is, results that are returned contain all of the search terms you entered. Refer to the list below for search examples and their explanations.

To get the most out of your Sun Search, choose your search terms and phrases carefully. Keep these tips in mind:

• Be specific. Search for words that are unique and try adding descriptive words. For example, a search for java may give you too many results. If you're really looking for Java Desktop System, specify java desktop or office productivity.

• Try a synonym. If you get too few or too many results, try using a synonym for your original words. For example, instead of searching for java classes, try java training.

• Use an alias. Sometimes a product can known by a more than one name. For example, even though the product name is Java Platform, Standard Edition, you can find additional information by searching for j2se, jdk,j2sdk, j2se, etc.

• Check your spelling. A single misspelled or mistyped word can change your results. It's easy to overlook transposed letters: java virtaul machine gives very different results than java virtual machine. Likewise, it's easy to omit a letter: solars looks very similar to solaris, but the results are not.
• Check your spacing. Some product names do not have a space: StarOffice is the correct product name, not Star Office. Other product names do have a space: Sun Fire servers, not SunFire servers.

The default search is entirely case insensitive. Searching for java gives the same results as searching for JAVA. Use the Advanced Search to enable a case-sensitive search. Please note: if Case Sensitivity is on and the search term is in all lowercase, then the search will return results that contain either upper or lower case search terms. But, if there are any capital letters in the search term and case sensitivity is on, then it will return results that contain the search term in the case as entered. This means you cannot search for a term in only lowercase.

Adding quotation marks when you are searching on multiple terms will yield results that contain that exact phrase. For example, searching for "enterprise workgroup solutions" yields results that contain the exact phrase enterprise workgroup solutions.

To return the best possible search results, we use word stemming for all searches. "Word stemming" means that variations of your search term are included in a search. For example, if your search term includes manage, then the search will also return management, managed, manages, managing, etc.

Note: stemming is applied to exact-phrase searches.

A wildcard search expands the results of a search query to terms that match a wildcard operator in a search term. The wildcard operators are ? for a single character and * for partial terms.

Note, wildcard searching does not work within quoted strings. There are also other known problems with wildcard searching.

Click the icon to open a new window. Where available, the new window will open with your query term(s) highlighted.

Some browsers are configured to block popup windows. You may need to update your browser's "allowed sites" for this functionality to work.

The Saved Searches function allows you to save any number of searches. This time-saving feature allows you to compose a simple or complex query and save it to use again later. To use the Saved Searches function:

• Perform your search. Your query can be as simple or complex as you need, including use of Advanced Search functionality.
• You can also select a search tab/subtab you wish to see (e.g., Products, Company News).
• Click the "Save this Search" link in the Saved Searches box on the right side of the page. A pop-up window will appear prompting you to give your search a name. Assign a name and click the "OK" button.
• To rename your saved search, click the [Rename] link below the name of your saved search. A pop-up window will appear prompting you to give your search a new name. Assign a new name and click the "OK" button.
• To delete your saved search, click the [Delete] link below the name of your saved search.

Please note: For the Saved Searches function to work properly, JavaScript and cookies must be enabled. Also, if your browser blocks popup windows, add onesearch.sun.com to the "Allowed Sites." Because the search is saved in a cookie, if you clear your browser's cookies, all saved searches will be lost.

To help you construct complex searches, an Advanced Search is provided. You can enter search terms in any or all of the fields described below. To clear the search fields, click the Clear advanced search form link. To reset the search settings, click the Use default search settings link.

• With all the words. Search terms entered here are passed as a logical AND; that is, results are returned that only contain all of the search terms you entered.

• With the exact phrase. A search phrase entered in this field will appear in the search results.

• With at least one of the words. Search terms entered here are passed as a logical OR; that is, results are returned that contain any of the search terms you entered.

• Without the words. Used in conjunction with the other search fields, search results will not contain the entered terms. Note, the reject operator must be used in conjunction with other search terms. No results will be found if the rejected term is used only (e.g., -studio yields no results by itself).

• Case Sensitivity. By default, case is ignored. Select "Use capital letters as entered" to enable case sensitivity.

• Results per page. Select the number of results you want to see per page. Options are 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100.

• Updated in the last. Limit the results by date. Options are to return results that are updated in the last day, week, month, 6 months, or year. By default, no date limit is set.

• Sort. Select either relevance or date. Results sorted by date will be returned with the most recent first.

• File Format. Limit the results by file type. Options are PDF, HTML, XML, and text.

• Language. Select one or more languages to restrict your search results to a specific language or languages.