Advantages of Using the Online Help
The online version of the help system offer distinct advantages over the offline or built-in version of the help.
- It is always up-to-date for the release version
- The search function is more robust, using an engine called "ElasticSearch"
About ElasticSearch
ElasticSearch is a powerful search engine that provides numerous unique options, including:
- "fuzzy matching” (i.e., matching similar words)
- predictive search
- auto-completion
Figure 1-2: Example of auto-completion being used to find a function
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- The response time of auto-completion can be a little slow the first time you open the help with a browser instance. Unfortunately this is unavoidable due to server communication. Subsequent searches will be quick.