2.2.4 SEARCH Method
This method extension allows a WebDAV client to request search results from an external search provider. A WebDAV server SHOULD advertise support for the SEARCH method in the response to an OPTIONS request. The SEARCH method is simply a delivery mechanism for passing queries to external search providers.<4>
The following example shows the syntax for the SEARCH method, which conforms to the HTTP syntax as defined in [RFC2068].
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SEARCH /[resource] HTTP/1.1 Host: www.example.com Content-type: text/xml; charset="utf-8" Content-Length: nnn <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <D:searchrequest xmlns:D = "DAV:"> <D:sql> [implementation-specific content for a search provider] </D:sql> </D:searchrequest>