Flex Regex Versus Java Regex + Howto Embed Regex In Flex

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        // Only allow 6 to 9 digits (and no more)
Flex: 

^\d{6,9}$

Java: 

\\d{6,9}

Following code will NOT function as desired (the {} are interpreted as binding markers, thus not part of the regex):

<mx:RegExpValidator id="regExpValidator" 
    source="{te_value}" 
    property="text" 
    expression="^\d{6,9}$" 
    required="true" 
    flags="g"
    trigger="{te_value}" 
    triggerEvent="change"/>

Following code will function as desired:

<mx:Script> ..
   public var regex:String = "^\\d{6,9}$";
   ..

<mx:RegExpValidator id="regExpValidator" 
    source="{te_value}" 
    property="text" 
    expression="{regex}" 
    required="true" 
    flags="g"
    trigger="{te_value}" 
    triggerEvent="change"/>

Tags:
• flex
• java
• regex