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Regular Expressions

Sunday October 25, 2009
JavaScript supports Regular Expressions almost the same way that server side languages do

A regular expression is a pattern that uses a special syntax to describe the content of a text field. It can be used either to validate that the string contains a valid value or alternatively it can be used to format a value entered so that it matches the specified format. This brief introduction presents regular expressions that can be used to validate email addresses and phone numbers.

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