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May 30.2008

Hello mates,
I am trying to use javascript search method to look for a string. Here is my code:

[CODE]for (;i<100;i++)
{
var search_txt=el.getValue();
var rg = new RegExp(search_txt,’i’);
var cname=record.data.company_name;
if (cname.search(rg)>=0)
return true;
}[/CODE]

But my above code is not working. Can someone kindly point out what I am doing wrong. It will be a great help. Thank you.

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@dhaarbrinkMay 30.2008 — hmm .. what exactly do you use the for-loop for?

besides that: your code seems to be working.

i think el.getValue() or record.data.company_name result in empty or undefined values.

you should start debugging that!
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@KorMay 30.2008 — Anyway, you have confounded the syntax: your substring should be used as a regular expression, not the string:
<i>
</i>[I]string[/I].search([I]rg[/I]);

<i>
</i>var search_txt=el.getValue();
var cname=record.data.company_name;
var rg = new RegExp(cname,'i');
if (search_txt.search(rg)&gt;=0){
return true;
}



On the other hand, why [B]search()[/B] and not [B]match()[/B]?
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