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  2. Regular Expressions
  3. Match

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

        var example:RegExp = /abc/;

        var result:Array = example.exec( "A string with abc in it" );
        
        trace( result );
        trace( result.index );
        
        result = example.exec( "A string with no match" );
        
        trace( result );
    }
  }
}








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