# SearchIndexer

> Creates a new default SearchIndexer.

## Definition

* **Type:** Constructor
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor.Search](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/search.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor

## SearchIndexer()

Creates a new default SearchIndexer.

```csharp
public SearchIndexer()
```

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEditor.Search;
using UnityEngine;

static class Example_SearchIndexer
{
    [MenuItem("Examples/SearchIndexer/Class")]
    public static void Run()
    {
        // Create a search indexer
        using var searchIndexer = new SearchIndexer("SearchIndexerExample");

        // Indicate that searchIndexer is about to index documents
        searchIndexer.Start();

        // Add some documents
        var unityDocumentIndex = searchIndexer.AddDocument("Unity Technologies");

        // Index some words
        var baseScore = 42;
        searchIndexer.AddWord("unity", baseScore, unityDocumentIndex);
        searchIndexer.AddWord("is", baseScore, unityDocumentIndex);
        searchIndexer.AddWord("awesome", baseScore, unityDocumentIndex);

        // Indicate that searchIndexer is finished indexing documents and is ready to search.
        searchIndexer.Finish();

        // Wait for the indexation to finish.
        while (!searchIndexer.IsReady())
            ;

        // Search the index
        foreach (var result in searchIndexer.Search("uni"))
            Debug.Log($"Found document [{result.index}] {result.id} ({result.score})");
    }
}
```

## SearchIndexer(string)

Creates a new default SearchIndexer.

```csharp
public SearchIndexer(string name)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): Name of the indexer.

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEditor.Search;
using UnityEngine;

static class Example_SearchIndexer
{
    [MenuItem("Examples/SearchIndexer/Class")]
    public static void Run()
    {
        // Create a search indexer
        using var searchIndexer = new SearchIndexer("SearchIndexerExample");

        // Indicate that searchIndexer is about to index documents
        searchIndexer.Start();

        // Add some documents
        var unityDocumentIndex = searchIndexer.AddDocument("Unity Technologies");

        // Index some words
        var baseScore = 42;
        searchIndexer.AddWord("unity", baseScore, unityDocumentIndex);
        searchIndexer.AddWord("is", baseScore, unityDocumentIndex);
        searchIndexer.AddWord("awesome", baseScore, unityDocumentIndex);

        // Indicate that searchIndexer is finished indexing documents and is ready to search.
        searchIndexer.Finish();

        // Wait for the indexation to finish.
        while (!searchIndexer.IsReady())
            ;

        // Search the index
        foreach (var result in searchIndexer.Search("uni"))
            Debug.Log($"Found document [{result.index}] {result.id} ({result.score})");
    }
}
```