Method code for $channel_db.search()

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arg channel;
var key;

if (type(channel) != 'symbol)
    key = .strip_key(channel);
else
    key = channel;
catch ~keynf, ~matchnf
    return (> .exact_match(key) <);
with
    throw(~keynf, "Unknown channel: " + channel);

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// Created 13-Oct-1996 as a part of ColdCore, see: @help Credit