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return query instanceof RegExp ?
    (function () {
	fn.each(function (id) {
	    if (id.match(query)) {
		seatSet.push(id, this);
	    }
	});
	return seatSet;
    })() :
    (query.length == 1 ?
	(function (character) {
	    //user searches just for a particual character
	    fn.each(function () {
		if (this.char() == character) {
		      seatSet.push(this.settings.id, this);
		}
	    });
            return seatSet;
	})(query) :
            (function () {
                //user runs a more sophisticated query, so let's see if there's a dot
		    return query.indexOf('.') > -1 ?
		        (function () {
		             //there's a dot which separates character and the status
		                 var parts = query.split('.');
		
		                 fn.each(function (seatId) {
		                     if (this.char() == parts[0] && this.status() == parts[1]) {
		                         seatSet.push(this.settings.id, this);
		                     }
		                 });
		
		                 return seatSet;
		         })() :
		             (function () {
		                 fn.each(function () {
		                     if (this.status() == query) {
		                         seatSet.push(this.settings.id, this);
		                     }
		                 });
		                return seatSet;
		         })();
		     })()
		 );