--- a/browser-couch.js	Tue Apr 14 11:50:46 2009 -0700
+++ b/browser-couch.js	Tue Apr 14 11:57:12 2009 -0700
@@ -409,6 +409,23 @@
 
   _View: function BC__View(rows) {
     this.rows = rows;
+
+    function findRow(key, rows) {
+      if (rows.length > 1) {
+        var midpoint = Math.floor(rows.length / 2);
+        var row = rows[midpoint];
+        if (key < row.key)
+          return findRow(key, rows.slice(0, midpoint));
+        if (key > row.key)
+          return midpoint + findRow(key, rows.slice(midpoint));
+        return midpoint;
+      } else
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    this.findRow = function V_findRow(key) {
+      return findRow(key, rows);
+    };
   },
 
   _MapView: function BC__MapView(mapDict) {

--- a/tests.js	Tue Apr 14 11:50:46 2009 -0700
+++ b/tests.js	Tue Apr 14 11:57:12 2009 -0700
@@ -150,6 +150,23 @@
            }});
       });
   },
+  testViewMapReduceFindRow_async: function(self) {
+    var map = this._mapWordFrequencies;
+    var reduce = this._reduceWordFrequencies;
+    this._setupTestDb(
+      function(db) {
+        db.view(
+          {map: map,
+           reduce: reduce,
+           finished: function(view) {
+             self.assertEqual(view.findRow("dogen"), 0);
+             self.assertEqual(view.findRow("dude"), 1);
+             self.assertEqual(view.findRow("hello"), 2);
+             self.assertEqual(view.findRow("there"), 3);
+             self.done();
+           }});
+      });
+  },
   testViewMapReduce_async: function(self) {
     var map = this._mapWordFrequencies;
     var reduce = this._reduceWordFrequencies;