Find:In:Having:Of:

findInHavingOf.as

package intelligentpathways.utils
{
    /**
     * Search a collection, returning the object where object[fieldName] == value. Because I'm sick of writing this ugly loop for every combobox in a system :(
     */
    public function findInHavingOf(collection:*, fieldName:String, value:*):*
    {
        for each (var testee:* in collection)
            if (testee && fieldName in testee && testee[fieldName] == value)
                return testee;

        return null;
    }
}