Is this correct way to do that:
var someStr:String = "12-88";
var str:String = "12.88";
anotherStr = str.replace(/\([.|-])/gi, "\\$1");
var bool:Boolean = someStr.match(new RegExp("anotherStr ",'i');
Am too much confused with RegExp now. Sorry for all the trouble.
Sam Lai wrote:
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> Escape them by doing \. instead of .
>
> You might also have to escape the escape character too, i.e. \\. instead.
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> 2009/2/9 Manu Dhanda <[email protected]>:
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>> So, how can I exactly match "." OR "-" character correctly?
>>
>>
>> Guy Morton wrote:
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>>> In regexp syntax, "." means "match any character"
>>>
>>> On 06/02/2009, at 1:37 PM, Manu Dhanda wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> Hi Guyz,
>>>> I am having this particular issue and at the moment not able to come
>>>> out
>>>> with a solution.
>>>> Any help or direction to solution would be great.
>>>>
>>>> var someStr:String = "12-88";
>>>> var str:String = "12.88";
>>>> var bool:Boolean = someStr.match(new RegExp("str",'i');
>>>>
>>>> Here, the match returns true.
>>>> I don't understand why "-" is being matched to "." returning TRUE.
>>>>
>>>> -Manu.
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