SBM ModScript Reference → Programming SBM ModScript → Object Types → Regex → Regex Compile() Method
Compiles a regular expression.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
pattern |
string |
Holds the regular expression pattern to be compiled. |
|
options |
int |
Indicates regular expression behavior, such as case sensitivity. See RegexOptionBitsConstants. Bits can be combined using the bitwise OR operator: | . |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
|
bool |
Returns false if Compile() fails. |
SBM ModScript version: 11.3.
var regex = Regex();
//To test for a valid phone number
var subCheck = "(\\+\\d{1,2}\\s*)?\\(?\\d{3}\\)?\\s*[\\.-]?\\s*\\d{3}\\s*[\\.-]?\\s*\\d{4}";
var testNumbers =
"123-456-7890 |
(123)456-7890 |
123 456 7890 |
123,456,7890 |
+91 (123) 456-7890";
regex.Compile(subCheck, RegexOptionBitsConstants.IGNORECASE |
RegexOptionBitsConstants.MULTILINE);
if ( regex.Matches(testNumbers) ) {
Ext.WriteStream("Matches:<br />${regex.GroupVal(0)}");
while( regex.MatchesAgain() ) {
Ext.WriteStream("<br />${regex.GroupVal(0)}");
}
}
Result:
Matches: 123-456-7890 (123)456-7890 123 456 7890 +91 (123) 456-7890
None.
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