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Flash / Flex / ActionScript » Regular Expressions » RegExp 
Matching Using a Regular Expression Object
 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  import flash.utils.*;
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){
        var reCase:RegExp = new RegExp("abc");
        trace(reCase.test("aBc"));  // Displays: false;
    }
  }
}

        
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