EWS complex searchfiltercollection with multiple logical operators

Question

Hi everyone,
Can you help me, how to make a searchfiltercollection with multiple logical operators?
I would like to filter by sender and receiver in that way: (sender1 or sender2) and (receiver1 or receiver2)
My solution doesnt work:
//filter email sender
ArrayList<SearchFilter> filterEmailFromArray = new ArrayList<SearchFilter>();
filterEmailFromArray.add(new SearchFilter.IsEqualTo(EmailMessageSchema.Sender,new EmailAddress("[email protected]")));
filterEmailFromArray.add(new SearchFilter.IsEqualTo(EmailMessageSchema.Sender,new EmailAddress("[email protected]")));
SearchFilter filterEmailFrom = new SearchFilter.SearchFilterCollection(LogicalOperator.Or,filterEmailFromArray);
//filter email received by
ArrayList<SearchFilter> filterEmailToArray = new ArrayList<SearchFilter>();
filterEmailToArray.add(new SearchFilter.IsEqualTo(EmailMessageSchema.ReceivedBy,new EmailAddress("[email protected]")));
filterEmailToArray.add(new SearchFilter.IsEqualTo(EmailMessageSchema.ReceivedBy,new EmailAddress("[email protected]")));
SearchFilter filterEmailTo = new SearchFilter.SearchFilterCollection(LogicalOperator.Or,filterEmailToArray);
//final filter
ArrayList<SearchFilter> filterExchangeArray = new ArrayList<SearchFilter>();
filterExchangeArray.add(filterEmailFrom);
filterExchangeArray.add(filterEmailTo);
SearchFilter filterExchange = new SearchFilter.SearchFilterCollection(LogicalOperator.And,filterExchangeArray);
This filter finds me 0 results, what is wrong.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

What version of Exchange are you using ? the following works for me against Exchange Online but only if you use the X500 address of the mailbox rather then the SMTP address eg
SearchFilter sf1 = new SearchFilter.IsEqualTo(EmailMessageSchema.Sender, new Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.EmailAddress("[email protected]"));
SearchFilter sf2 = new SearchFilter.IsEqualTo(EmailMessageSchema.Sender, new Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.EmailAddress("[email protected]"));
SearchFilter sfc1 = new SearchFilter.SearchFilterCollection(LogicalOperator.Or) { sf1, sf2 };
SearchFilter sf3 = new SearchFilter.IsEqualTo(EmailMessageSchema.ReceivedBy , new Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.EmailAddress("/O=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=426976116074436785E74E4DD1C079D9-GSCALES1"));
SearchFilter sf4 = new SearchFilter.IsEqualTo(EmailMessageSchema.ReceivedBy, new Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.EmailAddress("/O=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=426976116074436785E74E4DD1C079D9-GSCALES2"));
SearchFilter sfc2 = new SearchFilter.SearchFilterCollection(LogicalOperator.Or) { sf3, sf4 };
SearchFilter filterExchange = new SearchFilter.SearchFilterCollection(LogicalOperator.And) { sfc1,sfc2, };
This makes sense as the ReceivedBy property refers to the Mailbox that received the Message not the email address that was used, eg if you have a mailbox with two alias's the ReceivedBy (which relates to the PidTagReceivedByEmailAddress
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/cc839550.aspx ) will always be the primarySMTP of the Mailbox. So why are you trying to use multiple ReceivedBy's ?
Cheers
Glen