# Searching the List Component

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-the-list-component/250714>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 31, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-the-list-component/250714 "2008-01-31T20:44:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![paulcybulski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@paulcybulski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulcybulski)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-the-list-component/250714/1 "2008-01-31T20:44:06Z")

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Ok…I have a list component that gets populated with Exhibitor Names from an XML file…I want to create a search function…where there is a text area on the screen, there is a button, and another list component which will hold the results…how do I perform a search? To begin, I want to search for a letter…so any exhibitor whose name starts with “A” for example would be displayed in the search results list component…any pointers? Are there any tuts for this?