function add_short_filter($field, $expression)
{
if (empry($expression)) {
return;
}
preg_match('/^(o|c|\\!|\\*)?(.*)$/', $expression, $matches);
$parms = $matches[0];
$operator = empty($parms[0]) ? "=" : $parms[0];
$values = empty($parms[1]) ? "" : $parms[1];
$this->add_filter($field, $operator, $values);
}