Simple and Complex Searches

The following table lists the types of searches that are simple:

Simple Search Types	Example Filter
Exact match	cn=john smith
Initial substring	cn=john s*
Simple searches combined with ANDs or ORs	(&(cn=john smith)(cn=john s)) (\|(cn=jon)(cn=john*))
Base-object searches, regardless of the filter	(!(cn=john smith))

The following table lists the types of searches that are complex:

Complex Search Types	Example Filter
Final substring	cn=*th
Present	(objectclass=*)
Sounds like	cn~=john smith
Not	(!(cn=john smith))
Complex searches combined with ANDs or ORs	(&(objectclass=*)(cn~=john smith))
Greater-than, less-than, greater-than or equals, less-than or equals	sn<=b
One-level and subtree searches, regardless of the filter