function index = searchListReg(thelist,pattern)
%searchListReg - search for a name pattern in a list of objects using a
%             regular expression pattern
%
% Parameter:    thelist	        The list to be searched
% Parameter:    pattern		The name pattern to be searched for
% Returns:      index		A list of indexes that matches
%
% Example(s):
%   vdslix = searchListReg(ex.tfplist,'^VDSL');  % Find all VDSL tfplans
%
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% Copyright (C):
%       2007-2009 by Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien, Austria;
%                                                         All rights reserved.
% Project       : FTW's xDSLsimu
% Author(s)     : Tomas Nordstrom (Tomas.Nordstrom@FTW.at)
%
% CVS:       $Id:  $
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% Change History
%      2007-01-18 (ToNo) Created
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len = length(thelist);

index = [];
for i=1:len,
    y=thelist{i};
    if length(regexp(y.name, pattern))>0
        index = [index i];
    end;
end