Extracting phone number
package{ import flash.display.Sprite; public class Main extends Sprite{ public function Main(){ var contactNumbers:String = "Los Angeles: 310-222-2225\n" + "New York: 212-222-2499\n" + "Boston: 617-222-2222"; var nyPhone:RegExp = /New York: (\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4})/; var matches:Array = contactNumbers.match(nyPhone); trace(matches[1]); //212-222-2499 } } }