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  • Type: list<enum<string>>
  • Default: ["ignorePlurals", "singleWordSynonym"]
  • Scope: settings,search
The alternativesAsExact parameter defines which types of query word alternatives should be treated as exact matches by the Exact ranking criterion. By default, plural forms (with ignorePlurals) and single-word synonyms are considered exact. You can extend or limit this behavior based on your use case. For more information, see:

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Options

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ignorePlurals
Treats plural and inflected forms (enabled by ignorePlurals) as exact matches.
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singleWordSynonym
Treats single-word synonyms (for example, "NY" = "NYC") as exact matches.
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multiWordsSynonym
Treats multi-word synonyms (for example, "NY" = "New York") as exact matches.

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Examples

Current API clients

var response = await client.SetSettingsAsync(
  "ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME",
  new IndexSettings
  {
    AlternativesAsExact = new List<AlternativesAsExact>
    {
      Enum.Parse<AlternativesAsExact>("IgnorePlurals"),
      Enum.Parse<AlternativesAsExact>("SingleWordSynonym"),
    },
  }
);

IndexSettings settings = new IndexSettings();
settings.AlternativesAsExact = new List
{
    "ignorePlurals",
    "singleWordSynonym",
    "multiWordsSynonym",
};

index.SetSettings(settings);