Global search functionality queries!!

Forum,
I am currently doing a project and I am confused about the following:
The application must have global name search functionality, which allows a user to enter a term in a search box. The results will show the number of matching information that match the request.
Has anyone some sample code to help me with this..I require some nice functionality here also that you might think would be appropriate.
Thanks

The application must have global name search
functionality, which allows a user to enter a term in
a search box. The results will show the number of
matching information that match the request.
Has anyone some sample code to help me with this..
ROFL
Hey folks, I need to make a program that can do something. Do you have sample code?
What exactly do you have problems with? You didn't even tell us what the data you're bound to search looks like and how it's stored.
I require some nice functionality here also that you
might think would be appropriate.?
You know, this forum is here to help you solve your Java problems, not to get you through your projects.

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