Grouping search terms
You can group multiple search terms together using parentheses ((
and )
).
For example:
(hello OR world) AND lang:java
You can also nest multiple groups. For example:
((Strings OR StringBuilder) AND lang:java) OR (std AND lang:cpp)
For more information see Additional syntax options
in the reference documentation.
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Last updated 2023-10-03 UTC.
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