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Auto-append trailing * wildcard to search for substrings in modern sharepoint
I have a modern communication site and if I search a list for 'can', it will not return Canada, or Canadian in my results. but if I search for can*, both items will be returned. I believe it is p...
I'm running into the same thing myself. I am creating an employee directory, which works great, except for the fact that the users will need to use wildcards to get results. With over 1500 users, I have a feeling we'd get a call every time someone used it. I'll let you know if I find any answers. Good Luck!
Have either of you had any progress on the issue?
I'm in the same position, having spent the better part of a day searching for a solution to no avail.
I'll also respond should I find a reasonable solution.
Jonas_Nord
We had the same problem. We also had to auto append a * to the search term. This was possible because we developed a custom search bar. AFAIK there is no way to circumvent this.- Thanks for the input Paul_HK_de_Jong
That's one more point for creating a custom search bar, I'm currently reluctant to create a custom search component but we'll see where time takes us.
