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Flash / Flex / ActionScript » Regular Expressions » Match 
Return simply whether the string matches the pattern at all.
 

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

        var phoneNumberPattern:RegExp = /\d\d\d-\d\d\d-\d\d\d\d/;
        trace(phoneNumberPattern.test("347-222-2225"))//true
        trace(phoneNumberPattern.test("Call 800-123-4567 now!"))//true
        trace(phoneNumberPattern.test("Call now!"))//false

    }
  }
}

        
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