Hi, you can use the "i" flag in the second constructor parameter if you want a case insensitive regexp.
Check the info about the constructor here for an explanation of that and other flags: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/RegExp.html#RegExp () Cheers Juan Pablo Califano 2008/4/22, Sidney de Koning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi List, > > I'm filtering my loaded XML with RegEx (regular expressions). The input i > filter on is in a textfield. So I have a textfield on the stage and match > that to the text in my XML. > Right now i have a pattern the allows me to search only lowercase, but > since all the names in my xml start with a capital i have a problem. This is > my pattern: > > var regObj:RegExp = new RegExp( "^.*[[:upper:]a-z].*"+ > searchField_txt.text +".*" ); > > My xml consist of country names, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Cuba, Cyprus, > Denmark etc. > > What I want to do is this; when i type: an it returns a list of Andorra, > Angola, Anguilla. But when i type in an extra g, so now the word in my > textfield becomes: "ang" it should return the list Angola, Anguilla. The > pattern i have works a bit, but not quite. And my knowledge of RegEx is only > exsisting since this morning. So what i want the RegEx to do is allow me to > search the text, no matter if i type in lower-/uppercase and in the correct > order. > > Is there a RegEx rockstar who can help me on this? > > Thanks in advance, > > Sidney de Koning > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
