Package com.datastax.astra.client.collections.mapping

Annotation Interface Lexical

@Target(FIELD)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Lexical

Annotation to mark a field for lexical search in a collection document.

This annotation indicates that the field should be serialized with the special property name "$lexical" for use with DataStax Astra DB's lexical search features. The field must be of type String.

Example usage:

 
 @DataApiCollection
 public class MyDocument {
     @DocumentId
     private String id;
     
     @Lexical
     private String searchableText;
     
     // getters and setters
 }