Peter Nyboer

I'm trying to write a function to search an array for a string. This seems like it should work, but it doesn't.

the max window just posts "jsobject 0". I'd expect it to post the string that was found matching, but it doesn't. A slightly different version works in some web browser javascripts that I've found, but not in Max. 

/*-------------javascript: search.js-------------*/

var tname_items = new Array("the big horse","the small cat","the oddly shaped turtle","a loathesome dove")

        var search_tmp=new Array();

        var l=0; //ok, (lowercase L) isn't the wisest choice of names, but....

        post ("matching: "+str,"n");

                matched=0;

                var lookat=tname_items[k];

                post("searching...",lookat,"n");

                matched = str.match(lookat);

                post("match?",matched,"n"); //posts "jsobejct 0" in max window. hmmm....

                if (matched) {

                    search_tmp[l] = file_items[k];

                    l=l+1;

            post("matches: "+search_tmp[m],"n");

I'm trying to write a function to search an array for a string.  This seems like it should work, but it doesn't.
In the lines:
    matched = str.match(lookat);
	post("match?",matched,"n");
the max window just posts "jsobject 0".  I'd expect it to post the string that was found matching, but it doesn't.  A slightly different version works in some web browser javascripts that I've found, but not in Max.  
What is it that I'm missing??

	var matched;
	var str=string;
	if (newsearch) {
		var search_tmp=new Array();
		var l=0; //ok, (lowercase L) isn't the wisest choice of names, but....
		var searchindex=0;
		post ("matching: "+str,"n");
		if (string) {
			for (var k=0;k
				matched=0;
				var lookat=tname_items[k];
				post("searching...",lookat,"n");
				matched = str.match(lookat);
				post("match?",matched,"n"); //posts "jsobejct 0" in max window. hmmm....
				if (matched) {
					search_tmp[l] = file_items[k];
					l=l+1;
				}
			}
		}
	}
	if (matched) {
		for (m=0;m
			post("matches: "+search_tmp[m],"n");
		}
	} else {
		post("no match","n");
	}
}

search-an-array-in-a-js

i think you confused the string you want to search and the pattern 

afaik string.match() returns an array, even if no match was found. 

that's probably where the "jsobject 0" comes from.

(also the if statement at the end looks like it is not going to do 

i think you confused the string you want to search and the pattern  
you are looking for.
try: matched = lookat.match(str);

afaik string.match() returns an array, even if no match was found.  
that's probably where the "jsobject 0" comes from.
(also the if statement at the end looks like it is not going to do  
what you want.)

see what happens when you stare at something too long! Thanks for the 

pointers. here's a js that actually seems to work.....

/*------------begin search.js-----------------*/

/*searches an array, finds the indices of matches, and returns items 

var tname_items = new Array("the big horse","the small cat","the oddly 

Array("C:/horse.txt","C:/cat.txt","C:/turtle.txt","C:/dove.t xt")

                matched=new Array();

                matched = lookat.match(str);

                if (matched) post("match?",matched.length,"n");

/*-----------------end search.js-------------*/

see what happens when you stare at something too long!  Thanks for the 
pointers.  here's a js that actually seems to work.....

/*searches an array, finds the indices of matches, and returns items 
from another array using those indices
peter nyboer
*/

var tname_items = new Array("the big horse","the small cat","the oddly 
shaped turtle","a loathesome dove")
var file_items = new 
 Array("C:/horse.txt","C:/cat.txt","C:/turtle.txt","C:/dove.t xt")
function searchit(string,newsearch){

/*-----------------end search.js-------------*/


search an array in a js