Why not simply use the filterFunction property of the ArrayCollection class and see if that does the trick for you. I use it for a similar purpose and it search a list of 2000+ object and returns the filtered results in a microsecond, really fast, love it. Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer Optimal Payments Inc.
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ecpmaz Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:22 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Search algorithm for objects in memory Nobody ? Something similar is Lucene in Java... but in actionScript ??? > What I want to do is searching for a term or expression in an > ArrayCollection of objects (simple objects containing many members, > some of them being Strings). > Is there any library/api able to do that ?: > - relevance sorting (nb of occurences for instance...) > - some extra capabilities for the parsing of the expression (ie. > search for all terms / search for any..) > > I can do that myself but I'm sure something it exists somewhere !! Do > you have any link/suggestion ? > > Maz > -- WARNING ------- This electronic message and its attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information, which is solely for the use of the intended recipient. No privilege or other rights are waived by any unintended transmission or unauthorized retransmission of this message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if you have received it in error, you should immediately stop reading this message and delete it and all attachments from your system. The reading, distribution, copying or other use of this message or its attachments by unintended recipients is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. AVIS IMPORTANT -------------- Ce message électronique et ses pièces jointes peuvent contenir des renseignements confidentiels, exclusifs ou légalement privilégiés destinés au seul usage du destinataire visé. L'expéditeur original ne renonce à aucun privilège ou à aucun autre droit si le présent message a été transmis involontairement ou s'il est retransmis sans son autorisation. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire visé du présent message ou si vous l'avez reçu par erreur, veuillez cesser immédiatement de le lire et le supprimer, ainsi que toutes ses pièces jointes, de votre système. La lecture, la distribution, la copie ou tout autre usage du présent message ou de ses pièces jointes par des personnes autres que le destinataire visé ne sont pas autorisés et pourraient être illégaux. Si vous avez reçu ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur.