Android Question Advanced Search - help needed

Looks interesting, but why aren't you using the text file the OP posted an read from it rather then adding each item manually.
Also, when you are posting miles of code, it is much better if you export the project to avoid copy mistakes

emexes said:

Righto, third time's the charm, and giving it a break over the weekend didn't hurt either:

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Okay you're officially a Mad Man ( I mean that in the kindest, most endearing way possible)
It obviously got under your skin and became a challenge for you.

I THANK YOU!!! for all your time and efforts.
Total respect

here is the reasoning behind me doing things ? my way ? ?

Mahares said:

Looks interesting, but why aren't you using the text file the OP posted an read from it rather then adding each item manually.

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1/ because the text file was an extract from a database (I think) and thus the OP would be replacing the text-file-reading code anyway
2/ I wanted the example to be a single code file that ran without dependencies or file-finding expeditions
3/ changes to some ranges were required, and it was easier to document those in code

Also, when you are posting miles of code, it is much better if you export the project to avoid copy mistakes

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1/ ^C ^V into a new project shouldn't be introducing copy mistakes ?
2/ it is nice to be able to see example code directly in the forum post, without having to download and extract
3/ the example was done in B4J, whereas the OP's project is apparently B4A

tsteward said:

It obviously got under your skin and became a challenge for you.

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It did, because parsing those key codes was a puzzle remarkably similar to parsing part numbers, which is something I used to do a lot of. ?

If you do add "wtf is this key code" to your application, and you find cases where example code 3.0 falls over or "gets it wrong", let me know.

eg, there's already a bit of unused overkill in the default "is this code in this range" sub that might yet be useful

Although I'm only an expert in the field of not understanding, perhaps line 234 should have the word "lower" replaced with the word "upper"? (This is meant to be a joke, but also true.)

Shelby said:

perhaps line 234 should have the word "lower" replaced with the word "upper"?

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Well spotted. Fixed. Had me startled for a moment, thinking: hang on, all the test cases worked ok, how could that mistake have slipped through?