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Flash Filter XML with as3 using like statement
<contacts>
    <contact>
        <category> category1 </category>
        <name> John Homer </name>
    </contact>
    <contact>
        <category> category1 </category>
        <name> John Writer </name>
    </contact>
    <contact>
        <category> category2 </category>
        <name> Joshua Homer </name>
    </contact>
    <contact>
        <category> category2 </category>
        <name> Alex Homer </name>
    </contact>
</contacts>

var johns:XMLList = contacts.contact.(name.toString().indexOf("John") != -1);

var contacts:XML = <contacts>...</contacts>;