Category Component 26.1
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# IgnoreSpecials

Whether the Category component must interpret the following characters as normal characters in query syntax:

`*?":()` and the Boolean and Proximity operators `AND`, `NOT`, `OR`, `EOR`, `XOR`, `NEAR`, `DNEAR`, `WNEAR`, `BEFORE`, and `AFTER`.

If you set `IgnoreSpecials` to `True`, Wildcards, phrase queries, field restriction, and Boolean operations are unavailable.

Actions: | CategorySuggestFromText
Type: | Boolean
Default: | True
Example: | `IgnoreSpecials=False`
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Product: Knowledge Discovery Category Component 26.1

Topic Title: IgnoreSpecials