Testing a Dictionary¶
The ts_lexize function facilitates dictionary testing.
ts_lexize(dict regdictionary, token text) returns text[] ts_lexize returns an array of lexemes if the input token is known to the dictionary, or an empty array if the token is known to the dictionary but it is a stop word, or NULL if it is an unknown word.
For example:
SELECT ts_lexize('english_stem', 'stars');
ts_lexize
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{star}
SELECT ts_lexize('english_stem', 'a');
ts_lexize
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{}
Important
The ts_lexize function expects a single token, not text.