User Guide

DataSet component (Flash Professional only) 321
// Note that the order of the search fields matches those
// specified in addSort().
if(studentData.find(["Bobby", 105])) {
studentID = studentData.getItemId();
}
// Now use locateByID() to position the current iterator
// on the item in the collection whose ID matches studentID.
if(studentID != null) {
studentData.locateById(studentID);
}
See also
DataSet.applyUpdates()
, DataSet.getItemId(), DataSet.locateById()
DataSet.findFirst()
Availability
Flash Player 7.
Edition
Flash MX Professional 2004.
Usage
dataSet.findFirst(searchValues)
Parameters
searchValues
An array that contains one or more field values to be found within the
current sort.
Returns
Returns true if the items are found; otherwise, returns false.
Description
Method; searches the current view of the collection for the first item with the field values specified
by
searchValues. Which items are in the current view depends on any current filter and
range settings.
The values specified by
searchValues must be in the same order as the field list specified by the
current sort (see the example below).
Conversion of the data specified is based on the underlying field’s type. For example, if the search
value specified is
["05-02-02"], the underlying date field is used to convert the value with the
dates
setAsString() method. If the value specified is [new Date().getTime()], the dates
setAsNumber() method is used.