# Uses of Interface
com.documentum.fc.client.search.IDfSearchService

Packages that use IDfSearchService
Package
Description
com.documentum.fc.client
com.documentum.fc.client.search
Provides classes and interfaces for constructing and running search queries against multiple content repositories as well as external information sources (optional).

- ## Uses of IDfSearchService in com.documentum.fc.client

  Methods in com.documentum.fc.client that return IDfSearchService
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `IDfSearchService`
  DfClient.`newSearchService(IDfSessionManager sessionManager)`
  `IDfSearchService`
  DfClient.`newSearchService(IDfSessionManager sessionManager, String defaultMetadataDocbase)`
  `IDfSearchService`
  IDfClient.`newSearchService(IDfSessionManager sessionManager)`
  Deprecated.
  Replaced by newSearchService(IDfSessionManager, String)
  `IDfSearchService`
  IDfClient.`newSearchService(IDfSessionManager sessionManager, String defaultMetadataDocbase)`
  Factory method to create a new instance of the search service.

- ## Uses of IDfSearchService in com.documentum.fc.client.search

  Methods in com.documentum.fc.client.search with parameters of type IDfSearchService
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `IDfSmartListDefinition`
  IDfSmartList.`getSmartListDefinition(IDfSearchService searchService)`
  Gets the IDfSmartListDefinition associated to this dm_smart_list.