diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/layout.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/layout.rs
index ffcd22fa82096..975b4d3636f2d 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/layout.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/layout.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ r##"
Search functions by type signature (e.g.
- vec -> usize)
+ vec -> usize or * -> vec)
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
index 8844ed82bb5e2..08f70ae9ce7a0 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/main.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
var parts = val.split("->").map(trimmer);
var input = parts[0];
// sort inputs so that order does not matter
- var inputs = input.split(",").map(trimmer).sort();
+ var inputs = input.split(",").map(trimmer).sort().toString();
var output = parts[1];
for (var i = 0; i < nSearchWords; ++i) {
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@
// allow searching for void (no output) functions as well
var typeOutput = type.output ? type.output.name : "";
- if (inputs.toString() === typeInputs.toString() &&
- output == typeOutput) {
+ if ((inputs === "*" || inputs === typeInputs.toString()) &&
+ (output === "*" || output == typeOutput)) {
results.push({id: i, index: -1, dontValidate: true});
}
}