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Extracting phone number

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){

        var contactNumbers:String =
            "Los Angeles: 310-222-2225\n" +
            "New York: 212-222-2499\n" +
            "Boston: 617-222-2222";
        var nyPhone:RegExp = /New York: (\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4})/;
        var matches:Array = contactNumbers.match(nyPhone);
        trace(matches[1]); //212-222-2499

    }
  }
}

        








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