package com.jwopitz.utils {
	//
	import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
	//
	public class ArrayCollectionUtil {
			//
			//properties
			//-----------------------------------------------------------//
			// 
			//constructor
			//-----------------------------------------------------------//
			function ArrayCollectionUtil (){
				//
			}
			// 
			//methods
			//-----------------------------------------------------------//
			public static function getPossibleMatches (searchIn:ArrayCollection, 
													   searchBy:ArrayCollection, 
													   propertyReference:String = null, 
													   ignoreDuplicates:Boolean = true):Array {
				/*
				searchIn - the collection to look for possible matches
				searchBy - the collection to compare against for possible matches
				referenceProperty - item property to use for comparison
				ignoreDuplicates - reserved for future functionality
				*/
				var temp_array:Array = new Array ();
				var i:uint = 0;
				var l:uint = searchBy.length;
				for (i; i < l; i++){
					var j:uint = 0;
					var m:uint = searchIn.length;
					for (j; j < m; j++){
						//need to address simple arrays of labels used for dataProviders
						if (typeof searchIn.getItemAt(j) != 'object') {
							//trace ('not object search');
							if (searchIn.getItemAt(j) == searchBy.getItemAt(i)){
								//we have a match
								//trace ('match');
								temp_array.push (searchIn.getItemAt(j));
								break;
							}
						} else {
							//trace ('object search');
							if (searchIn.getItemAt(j)[propertyReference] == searchBy.getItemAt(i)[propertyReference]){
								//we have a match
								//trace ('match');
								temp_array.push (searchIn.getItemAt(j));
								break;
							}
						}
						
					}
				}
				return temp_array;
			}
			//
			public static function findItem (searchIn:ArrayCollection, searchFor:*, propertyReference:String = null):Object {
				var foundObj:Object;
				var i:int = 0;
				var l:int = searchIn.length;
				for (i; i < l; i++){
					//
				}
				return foundObj;
			} 
			// 
			//getters & setters
			//-----------------------------------------------------------//
			//
	}
}