Hi Michele,
Thanks for your response. I have tried many combinations using [] but the problem still exists. Could you give me the answer to this case? I have no clue of the definition of groups, ^.\,?,[ etc. regarding formatting in here. Regards, Anthony > Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 01:39:21 -0700 > Subject: [java ee programming] Re: formatting syntax for lab > 4210-struts-validator > From: migat...@gmail.com > To: java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion@googlegroups.com > > > > On May 24, 10:20 am, Anthony Lam <anthonycklamp...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am seeking for the right syntax for formatting the phone number into the > > required format (xxx)xxxxxx (example: (123)676666 for lab > > 4210-struts-validator exercise. > > > > I tried ^\(?(\d{3})\)?(\d{6})$ as the formatting string, but the end result > > is skipping either left and right bracket in the input still pass the > > validation rule. > > > > Pls also advise where can I find the detailed explaination of the > > formatting string syntax rule. > Try to use [] groups instead of escaping and {n} outside of the group > instead of inside of the group. > > Michèle > > Michèle > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Regards, > > > > Anthony > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail > > Free.https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Java EE (J2EE) Programming with Passion!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion?... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Java EE (J2EE) Programming with Passion!" group. > To post to this group, send email to > java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion?hl=en?hl=en _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java EE (J2EE) Programming with Passion!" group. To post to this group, send email to java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion?hl=en?hl=en