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author: TunaFish [+], Submitted: 04.22.05 5a

// return the index in a 2D array
Array.prototype.getArrayID_2D = function(value, objName) {
	var i = this.length;
	while(i--) {
		if(this[i][objName] == value) {
			return i;
		}
	};
};

// example
foo_array = [
	{fruit:"apple", color:"green"},
	{fruit:"orange", price:0.76},
	{fruit:"banana", color:"yellow"}
];
trace(foo_array.getArrayID_2D("banana", "fruit")); // -> 2
trace(foo_array.getArrayID_2D(0.76, "price")); // -> 1

usage

USAGE
my_array.getArrayID_2D(value1 "value2":String ) : Array

PARAMETERS
value1 A value we are looking for
value2 A string representing the name of the object

RETURNS
The index in the array