--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Sends a SEARCH command to search the mailbox for messages that match the given searching criteria, and returns message sequence numbers. <tt>keys</tt> can either be a string holding the entire search string, or a single-dimension array of search keywords and arguments. The following are some common search criteria; see [IMAP] section 6.4.4 for a full list.
- !ruby/object:SM::Flow::LIST 
  contents: 
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "<message set>:"
    body: a set of message sequence numbers. ',' indicates an interval, ':' indicates a range. For instance, '2,10:12,15' means &quot;2,10,11,12,15&quot;.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "BEFORE <date>:"
    body: messages with an internal date strictly before &lt;date&gt;. The date argument has a format similar to 8-Aug-2002.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "BODY <string>:"
    body: messages that contain &lt;string&gt; within their body.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "CC <string>:"
    body: messages containing &lt;string&gt; in their CC field.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "FROM <string>:"
    body: messages that contain &lt;string&gt; in their FROM field.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "NEW:"
    body: messages with the \Recent, but not the \Seen, flag set.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "NOT <search-key>:"
    body: negate the following search key.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "OR <search-key> <search-key>:"
    body: "&quot;or&quot; two search keys together."
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "ON <date>:"
    body: messages with an internal date exactly equal to &lt;date&gt;, which has a format similar to 8-Aug-2002.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "SINCE <date>:"
    body: messages with an internal date on or after &lt;date&gt;.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "SUBJECT <string>:"
    body: messages with &lt;string&gt; in their subject.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "TO <string>:"
    body: messages with &lt;string&gt; in their TO field.
  type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: "For example:"
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "  p imap.search([&quot;SUBJECT&quot;, &quot;hello&quot;, &quot;NOT&quot;, &quot;NEW&quot;])\n  #=&gt; [1, 6, 7, 8]\n"
full_name: Net::IMAP#search
is_singleton: false
name: search
params: (keys, charset = nil)
visibility: public