Splitting Arrays

[Andi B]

If I have an array set up like so to contain a small code, and the name of
the person to whom the code relates, the values split by a comma:

DMCName[0]="1SC,Andrea Pidgeon"

and I want to be able to return the name when someone enters the code into a
text box, is there a way to split the array and only return the name? -
Bearing in mind that there will be more than one code, and other details
will be included besides the name of the person, and that such a method of
splitting would have to be able to scan through all (roughly 40 entries) in
the array and compare the code to the users entry...

[Grant Wagner]

Re: Splitting Arrays

Andi B wrote:
[color=blue]
> If I have an array set up like so to contain a small code, and the name of
> the person to whom the code relates, the values split by a comma:
>
> DMCName[0]="1SC,Andrea Pidgeon"
>
> and I want to be able to return the name when someone enters the code into a
> text box, is there a way to split the array and only return the name? -
> Bearing in mind that there will be more than one code, and other details
> will be included besides the name of the person, and that such a method of
> splitting would have to be able to scan through all (roughly 40 entries) in
> the array and compare the code to the users entry...[/color]

The split() method returns an array:

var splitStuff = DMCName[0].split(/,/);
var userInput = "whatever";

for (var i = 0; i < splitStuff.leng th; i++) {
if (splitStuff[i] == userInput) {
// you found a match
break;
}
}

If you know the name is always the second thing in the string, you could also do
something like:

if (DMCName[0].split(/,/)[1] == userInput) {
// found a match
}

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