anotherStr = str.replace(/\([\.-])/gi, "\\$1"); That should match either a . OR a -
I forgot about regexp literals - thinking about passing a string, in which case you have to escape the escape character. 2009/2/9 Guy Morton <[email protected]>: > I doubt it. Explain what you are trying to do and it'd be easier to help > you. > [] is for defining a set of matching characters. You shouldn't be trying to > use | in there. > > > On 09/02/2009, at 11:34 AM, Manu Dhanda wrote: > > 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: >> >> Escape them by doing \. instead of . >> >> You might also have to escape the escape character too, i.e. \\. instead. >> >> 2009/2/9 Manu Dhanda <[email protected]>: >>> >>> So, how can I exactly match "." OR "-" character correctly? >>> >>> >>> Guy Morton wrote: >>>> >>>> In regexp syntax, "." means "match any character" >>>> >>>> On 06/02/2009, at 1:37 PM, Manu Dhanda wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> 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. >>>>> -- >>>>> View this message in context: >>>>> http://www.nabble.com/Flex-RegExp-issues-tp21865562p21865562.html >>>>> Sent from the FlexCoders mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://www.nabble.com/Flex-RegExp-issues-tp21865562p21905244.html >>> Sent from the FlexCoders mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> -- >>> Flexcoders Mailing List >>> FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt >>> Alternative FAQ location: >>> https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 >>> Search Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups >>> Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > View this message in > context: http://www.nabble.com/Flex-RegExp-issues-tp21865562p21905350.html > Sent from the FlexCoders mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > >
