LiveCode 8.1 and the Filter enhancements...

[Richard Gaskin]

Monte Goulding wrote:

 > Actually what you are describing is probably better implemented with
 > the by clause I have suggested here:
 > http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18309
 >
 > You could then:
 >
 > filter elements of tArray by each[“col2”] is “some”
 >
 > Or alternatively if you need match “something” and “somewhere”
 >
 > filter elements of tArray with “some*” by each[“col2”]
 >
 > Or if you need to do something interesting:
 >
 > filter elements of tArray by someFunction(each)
 >
 > function someFunction pArray
 >     return pArray[“col2”] is “some"
 > end someFunction

Would it be worthwhile considering some form of XQuery for that so we 
could do ranges and other nifty things?

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