1. A computer implemented method of generating a tree for finding items stored in memory, said method comprising: determining a first value indicative of a location in a memory where an item is stored; determining a second value indicative of a bias level for said item, said bias level for performing a sorting operation on a search result list comprising said item; determining a third value indicative of an offset within said item where a component of said item begins; determining a fourth value indicative of a length of said component within said item to enable said component to be found; including said first value, said second value, said third value, and said fourth value in generating an integer representing said component of said item, said first value, said second value, said third value, and said fourth value being determinable from said integer; and storing said integer at a node in a tree according to characters associated with said item, said tree being searchable based on said characters.