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MarkLogic’s Search API makes it easy to create search facets–all you need to do is declare an index on a specific element, then add an option to your search request specifying that the element should be used as a facet. However, sometimes this standard approach is not good enough and you need to create a [...]
As I mentioned in a blog post several weeks ago, I have been working on a way to call .NET code directly from MarkLogic. My goal is to be able to access the functionality of existing .NET assemblies so that I don’t need to spend time re-implementing any logic in XQuery. Some typical use cases [...]
XQuery is a powerful language. Add MarkLogic-specific extension functions and constructs and there is very little you can’t do all in XQuery. But, of course, sometimes you do find things you can’t accomplish–like generating a GUID value. Or let’s say you have a lot of business logic already implemented in a programming language like Java [...]
I am frequently asked if MarkLogic is really a search engine. It is easy to debate whether MarkLogic fits the classic definition of a search engine. In my opinion, this is the wrong question. The question you should be asking is “Does MarkLogic enable great search experiences?” The answer is undeniably Yes. MarkLogic comes with all [...]
Avalon Consulting, LLC implements Big Data, Web Presence, Content Publishing, and Enterprise Search solutions. We are the trusted partner to over one hundred clients, primarily Global 2000 companies, public agencies, and institutions of higher learning.
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