"type" filter operator missing from official list?

[A Gloom]

I didn't see the "type" operator (ie:type[text/vnd.tiddlywiki]) on the official list of filter operators (or have a tiddler) at TWcom

Interestingly, [type[]] placed in Advanced Search>Filter produses result by not the total result one would expect-- couldn't determine what its selection criteria is

[Mark S.]

"type" isn't a filter operator -- it's a field.

From the docs for the field operator:

The syntax of a filter step treats any unrecognised filter operator as if it was the suffix to the field operator.

HTH

[TonyM]

A,

Mark beat me too it

The reason is there is not special operator. since type is a field name you are effectively using a version of the Field Operator

This is actually a nice option because to can say fieldname[value] which in a way allows you to define what look like custom operators eg

show-details[yes]

Regards

Tony

[A Gloom]

ty Mark & Tony, I forgot about the automatic field operator assumption

so what does the field operator [type[]] produce?  tiddlers with no type set?  Most of my tiddlers that don't have a type set display their type application/x-tiddler (not in Tiddler Info>Advanced>Fields which reads type only if set, but in the More>Fields list

[@TiddlyTweeter]

A. Gloom

tiddlers with no type set? ...

I believe they are: text/vnd.tiddlywiki  ?

TT

[TonyM]

Just like with regular fields you can use the has and get operators then filter the result such as has[type]prefix[text]

regards
Tony

[A Gloom]

I believe they are: text/vnd.tiddlywiki  ?

nope they show as "text/vnd.tiddlywiki"

 

Just like with regular fields you can use the has and get operators then filter the result such as has[type]prefix[text]

but I'm investigating-- good way to test the TiddlerExplorer-- prototype for a filter builder/demostrator