---
id: textsearch
title: ".textSearch()"
slug: textsearch
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/web/spec/dart.yml
---
import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabsPanel from '@theme/TabsPanel';
Finds all rows whose tsvector value on the stated `column` matches to_tsquery(query).
## Examples
### Text search
```dart
final res = await supabase
.from('quotes')
.select('catchphrase')
.textSearch('catchphrase', "'fat' & 'cat'",
config: 'english'
)
.execute();
```
### Basic normalization
Uses PostgreSQL's `plainto_tsquery` function.
```dart
final res = await supabase
.from('quotes')
.select('catchphrase')
.textSearch('catchphrase', "'fat' & 'cat'",
type: TextSearchType.plain,
config: 'english'
)
.execute();
```
### Full normalization
Uses PostgreSQL's `phraseto_tsquery` function.
```dart
final res = await supabase
.from('quotes')
.select('catchphrase')
.textSearch('catchphrase', "'fat' & 'cat'",
type: TextSearchType.phrase,
config: 'english'
)
.execute();
```
### Full normalization
Uses PostgreSQL's `websearch_to_tsquery` function.
This function will never raise syntax errors, which makes it possible to use raw user-supplied input for search, and can be used
with advanced operators.
- `unquoted text`: text not inside quote marks will be converted to terms separated by & operators, as if processed by plainto_tsquery.
- `"quoted text"`: text inside quote marks will be converted to terms separated by <-> operators, as if processed by phraseto_tsquery.
- `OR`: the word “or” will be converted to the | operator.
- `-`: a dash will be converted to the ! operator.
```dart
final res = await supabase
.from('quotes')
.select('catchphrase')
.textSearch('catchphrase', "'fat or cat'",
type: TextSearchType.websearch,
config: 'english'
)
.execute();
```