ActionScript 1/2 :: Does As2 Support Regular Expressions
Nov 2, 2010I'm coding in AS2 using CS4 if it matters.Can I use regular expressions in this environment?
View 3 RepliesI'm coding in AS2 using CS4 if it matters.Can I use regular expressions in this environment?
View 3 RepliesI need 3 different regular expressions one that finds at the beginning of the string a 'D' and a space then a name, so 'D patrickgates hello there' would return 'D patrickgates', or if all possible would return just 'patrickgates' one that will find the @ sign and a name together anywhere in the string so '@patrickgates hello, world' would work and return '@patrickgates' or if at all possible would return just 'patrickgates' one that will find 'RT' and a space and then '@' and the username at the beginning of the string so 'RT @patrickgates' would work if returning just the username and also being true isn't possible with one regex, then I could use one to match to, and one that will delete the 'D' or the '@' or the 'RT'.
View 2 RepliesWhat is the best (highest-performance/lowest memory-usage, etc.) way to compile a regular expression in AS3? [code]...
View 2 RepliesI'm not very good at regular expressions, but I would like my script to replace
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<a href="somepage.html">
by
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<a href="event:somepage">
i am experimenting with parsing textfiles into different formats, and found the regular expressions in AS3 which should do the job. The problem is, i dont understand how it works.The examples below are just to show the sort of function i am looking for (to start with).[code]
View 10 RepliesI need to convert Java regular expressions into Actionscript regular expressions. There apparently aren't any premade converters, so I'm trying to write one myself. Is there any resource that'd list all the differences? I'm aware of regular-expressions.info, but there doesn't seem to be a comprehensive listing of differences there.
View 2 RepliesI have two strings.One looks like this.
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[12] => Array ( [type] => 2 [name] => Width [value] => 3 )
The other looks like this.
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[13] => Array ( [type] => 7 [name] => Blocks [value] => Array (
[0] => 4
[1] => 4[code].....
In those two strings, I need the Width value and the Block id value. Since the Width only has one value, I am going to put it in an int while the Block values are going into a Vector. Now...how in the world do I get the necessarily information out of this mess.
I'm trying to use regular expressions with the String.replace() method to manipulate a string to replace all instances of a forward slash "/" with a period "."
So for instance, if I start with this String:
"things/stuff/cheese/yum"
I want to convert it to:
"things.stuff.cheese.yum"
Easy enough if I want to replace a letter... let's say I wanted to replace all instances of the letter "e", I would do this:
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var str:String = "things/stuff/cheese/yum";
var myPattern:RegExp = /e/g;
trace(str.replace(myPattern, "."));
// returns: "things/stuff/ch..s./yum"
... but how do I replace all instances of "/"??
I am trying to find if a substring (pattern) is included in a string (path). I use the search method of String class, but if my pattern string includes regular expressions special characters (i.e. ()$), the search function returns (-1). How can I escape these characters?
Code:
// with path="hello$world" and pattern="hello$" this returns -1
function checkPath (pattern:String):int
{
var reg:RegExp = new RegExp(pattern);
return path.search(reg);
}
I have to parse out color information from HTML data. The colors can either be RGB colors or file names to a swatch image. I used [URL] to develop and test the patterns. I copied the AS regular expression code verbatim from the tool into Flex Builder. But, when I exec the pattern against the string I get a null. Here are the patterns and an example of the string (I took the correct HTML tags out so the strings would show correctly):
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I'm using regular expression to search word in a string, for example
var patrn:RegExp = new RegExp("\bit's\b");
var str:String = "Heres my problem in it and it's so help me guys.";
trace(patrn.exec(str)); //result is null
My problem is I can't search the data in a string which has special character like ('/,/.). What regular expression string is capable solving my problem?
I'm writing a HTML parser in Flex (AS3) and I need to remove some HTML tags that are not needed.
For example, I want to remove the divs from this code:
<div>
<div>
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I want to alter the text color inside a string that has some HTML tags using regular expressions.My question is how can I alter the letters only of the text between html tags and not inside the html tagsI am using something like this:
ActionScript Code:
var exp:RegExp = new RegExp(textfield.text,"i")
str = str.replace(exp, "<font color='#FF0000'>$&</font>");
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i don't understand flash plugin only support .swf file,not support .flv file? always require load a swf file for play flv file, for exampes:
<embed type="video/x-flv" src="http://www.my.com/test.flv"></embed>
must be use a swf for play
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.my.com/player.swf" flashvars=""></embed>
PHP Code:
var ten:uint=10;var twenty:uint=20;var thirty:uint=30;trace(thirty>twenty>ten);//falsetrace(thirty<twenty<ten);//true
is there any documentation on the FlexBuilder "expressions" tab, and what expressions it can accept?As far as I can tell, it can show the value of variables, but that's it: comparisons, function and method calls all fail: [code]this is specific to FB3 Flex Builder. Apparently FB4 Flash Builder is slightly less incompetent.
View 2 RepliesI need to change photo of a person in different face expressions of that person(smile, sad, ...).
View 1 RepliesIs it possible to save more complex expressions in variables and use it later/in an other object?
For example:If i want to store the expression (not the value) of in a variable, for exampe type something in an input textfield and then use it during runtime.
Say i type "mc._x +100" (without "-marks) into the textfield myText on stage (while the movie is running)
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I have several custom functions that I import as .as files, but I frequently have to modify them to suit projects, which makes standardization and version tracking harder.Is there a way to pass arbitrary expressions to a function when it's called? For example, if I write the function,
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function foo(){
for(i=1; i<=1; i++){
trace(i);
}
}
would there be some way to attach an additional expression after the trace function during the function call? As in,
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foo(do_stuff_here);
where the function would act as if it had said,
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function foo(){
for(i=1; i<=1; i++){
trace(i);
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but without modifying the original function?I realize I could add an expression to the original function within a conditional, and toggle it via an argument within the call, but since I don't know what I'll add next, or whether I'll need it next time, this would become impractical quickly.
I am looking for a watch expression debugger for Flash AS3 (not flex). I have found this: demonsterdebugger but the refresh is not in real time (like the trace does), it has a lag of 3 seconds. It is important because i am developing a flash box2d game so I need the coordinates while playing.I've tried also KapInspect with the Digiex pluging, but it gets down the framerate and it is embebbed. So it is not good for me. Can you please tell me one good debugger? I am using Flash Builder 4 (it has not whach expression inspector)
View 1 RepliesI've gotten stuck on some issue using AS3 and RegEx. I'm trying to use a RegEx var to match out the ends of a mathematical expressions out of a string. But for some reason, the RegEx only matches the first expression and ignores the one after the conditional.
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How i write the inline conditional statement in Flex with two expressions(case) [code]...
Flex compiler only check the first expression and on behalf of that give result.But i want to check both statement and show result.
Is there any way to concatenate E4X expressions? If I store "half" a path in a variable, can I concatenate the way I do with Strings?
View 3 RepliesIf I have a project that I want to make into both a .swf for an online game and an AIR desktop app, can I do that, or do I have to pick when I first create the file? Once I choose 'Flash File (Actionscript 3.0)' or 'Flash File (Adobe AIR)' am I restricted to only one or the other?
View 1 RepliesI've written a url validator for a project I am working on. For my requirements it works great, except when the last part for the url goes longer than 22 characters it breaks. My expression:/((https?)://)([^s.]+.)+([^s.]+)(:d+/S+)/i
It expects input that looks like "http(s)://hostname:port/location". When I give it the input: https://demo10:443/111112222233333444445
it works, but if I pass the input https://demo10:443/1111122222333334444455
it breaks. You can test it out easily at[URL].. Oddly, I can't reproduce the problem with just the relevant (I would think) part /(:d+/S+)/i. I can have as many characters after the required / and it works great. Any ideas or known bugs?
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I'm creating a chat app and I would like to if someone enters a url that it turn color and turn into a hyperlink. I am not sure how to write the regular expression. I guess the approach would be to check for "http://" or "www." or ".com" ?
View 0 RepliesI'm trying to create a replace method that allows me to surround parts of a string with tags. I tried this with a regular replace technique (join and split) but thats case sensitive. what i want is:
: "A nice example line"
and replace "Ice" in that line to surround it with bold tags, result:
text: "A n<b>ice</b> example line"
ActionScript Code:
var str:String = "A nice example line";
var pattern:RegExp = /(w+)-(w+)/gi;
trace(str.replace(pattern, "$2,$1"));
But i just can't figure out the replace pattern
I have some text that is displaying from a database table and inside that text is a web address (i.e.,
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I was following this tutorial. He uses the following line for Tweening:
Tweener.addTween(currentContainer, {alpha:1, time:FADE_TIME,
onComplete:function() { slideTimer.start(); }});
Instead of using this special designed class for Tweening, how do I use the standard/regular Tweening within Flash so I don't have to always include the .as file with my project? One other thing is, he uses something like this: intSlideCount = xmlSlideshow..image.length();
What are the two dots between the xmlSlideShow and image.length(); means?
how a function can be called at regular interval for limited times in AS3.0 and one more thing the timer should not be started automatically. I have to trigger that method.
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