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Tablestore:Match all query

Last Updated:Jul 25, 2026

A match all query with the Tablestore SDK for Java matches every row in a search index and returns matching rows or their total count.

Prerequisites

Install the Tablestore SDK for Java and initialize the client.

Feature description

A match all query matches all data in a search index without specifying a field or value to filter by. When you call search, set the query type to MatchAllQuery, and use SearchQuery to configure the number of returned rows, total count tracking, and other common query behaviors.

SearchResponse search(SearchRequest request)

The following example matches every row in a search index and returns up to 10 rows and the total number of matching rows.

String tableName = "example_table";
String indexName = "example_index";

SearchQuery searchQuery = new SearchQuery();
searchQuery.setQuery(new MatchAllQuery());
searchQuery.setLimit(10);
searchQuery.setTrackTotalCount(SearchQuery.TRACK_TOTAL_COUNT);

SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest(tableName, indexName, searchQuery);
SearchRequest.ColumnsToGet columnsToGet = new SearchRequest.ColumnsToGet();
columnsToGet.setReturnAll(true);
request.setColumnsToGet(columnsToGet);

SearchResponse response = client.search(request);
System.out.println(response.getTotalCount());
System.out.println(response.getRows());
Note

MatchAllQuery assigns the same relevance score to every matching row. Without an explicit sort order, the row order is not guaranteed. To retrieve only the total count, set limit to 0. The server then returns no rows. Tracking total counts increases query overhead.

Parameters

Search request

request is a SearchRequest object that contains the following parameters.

Name

Type

Description

tableName (required)

String

The name of the table.

indexName (required)

String

The name of the search index.

searchQuery (required)

SearchQuery

The query condition and common query settings.

columnsToGet (optional)

SearchRequest.ColumnsToGet

The returned column settings. If you omit this parameter, only primary key columns are returned.

timeoutInMillisecond (optional)

int

The request-level query timeout in milliseconds. The default value is -1, which does not set a separate query timeout.

routingValues (optional)

List<PrimaryKey>

The primary key values for custom routing fields. Omit this parameter if the index does not use custom routing.

Query settings

request.searchQuery is a SearchQuery object that contains the following parameters.

Name

Type

Description

query (required)

Query

The query condition. Set this parameter to MatchAllQuery for a match all query.

offset (optional)

Integer

The starting position of the query.

limit (optional)

Integer

The maximum number of rows to return. Set this parameter to 0 to return no rows.

collapse (optional)

Collapse

The field collapse settings, which deduplicate results by a specified field. For configuration details, see Collapse query results.

sort (optional)

Sort

The result sort order. For configuration details, see Sort and paginate results.

trackTotalCount (optional)

int

The expected maximum number of matching rows to count. The default value is TRACK_TOTAL_COUNT_DISABLED, which disables counting. Set this parameter to TRACK_TOTAL_COUNT to count all matching rows. A smaller value improves query performance.

filter (optional)

SearchFilter

A filter that is applied to the results of query.

aggregationList (optional)

List<Aggregation>

The aggregation settings. For configuration details, see Aggregation.

groupByList (optional)

List<GroupBy>

The grouping settings. For configuration details, see Aggregation.

token (optional)

byte[]

The pagination token. Set this parameter to the nextToken value from the previous response to continue reading rows. When you set token, the SDK clears sort because the token already contains the sort conditions.

Query condition

request.searchQuery.query is a MatchAllQuery object and has no additional parameters. This query type does not support summary and highlighting. For supported query types and configuration details, see Summary and highlighting.

Returned columns

request.columnsToGet is a SearchRequest.ColumnsToGet object that contains the following parameters.

Name

Type

Description

columns (optional)

List<String>

The attribute columns to return. Set this parameter only if returnAll and returnAllFromIndex are both false. If you omit this parameter, only primary key columns are returned.

returnAll (optional)

boolean

Specifies whether to return all attribute columns in the table. Default value: false.

returnAllFromIndex (optional)

boolean

Specifies whether to return all indexed attribute columns. Default value: false. This parameter and returnAll cannot both be true.

Return values

search returns a SearchResponse object. The following table describes the core fields.

Name

Type

Description

totalCount

long

The number of matching rows. Call getTotalCount() to obtain the value. The returned value depends on the trackTotalCount setting.

rows

List<Row>

The rows returned by this query. Call getRows() to obtain the value. The number of rows does not exceed limit.

nextToken

byte[]

The next-page token. Call getNextToken() to obtain the value. If the value is not null, set it as token in the next request to continue reading rows.

isAllSuccess

boolean

Indicates whether all index partitions were queried successfully. Call isAllSuccess() to obtain the value. If the value is false, the response contains partial results and totalCount may be less than the actual number of matching rows.