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How to search the content only from the specified directory using AEM query builder?

Using the AEM query builder, will search a content which is available in specified directory only. This query will not search the content in sub directories, or not even child of the child directories. 

Open AEM Query Builder Debuggerhttp://localhost:4502/libs/cq/search/content/querydebug.html. Add the following options to perform the search.
path=/content/dam/we-retail/en/features

path.flat=true
type=dam:Asset
fulltext=cart

Filters definition:

  • path=? // On which path this query will perform the search operation.
  • path.flat=true // will look the content only in the specified directory.
  • fulltext=? //name or keyword which you are searching.

find-direct-children-in-aem-using-query-builder
find direct children using query builder

Query tree + URLs

ROOT=group: [
{fulltext=fulltext: fulltext=cart}
{path=path: path=/content/dam/we-retail/en/features, flat=true}
{type=type: type=dam:Asset}
]

XPath query to find the direct child in a directory

/jcr:root/content/dam/we-retail/en/features/element(*, dam:Asset)
[
(jcr:contains(., 'cart'))

]

JSON response 

You can get the JSON response of this query using this URL: (Note: update the domain(localhost:4502) to browse the url for your AEM instance)


Response:
{
  "success": true,
  "results": 1,
  "total": 1,
  "more": false,
  "offset": 0,
  "hits": [
    {
      "path": "/content/dam/we-retail/en/features/cart.png",
      "excerpt": "/content/dam/we-retail/en/features/cart.png",
      "name": "cart.png",
      "title": "cart.png",
      "lastModified": "2016-06-06 16:26:05"
    }
  ]
}