Help needed about regexp

[onurcan1977]

Hi, I want to remove string starts with -

can anyone help me?

[sstalder]

This should get you started.

var str:String = "- My String, test test.";
var re:RegExp = /^-\s?/;// Search for a string that starts with "-" or "- "

// String before changes
trace(str);

// If the string starts with - or -(space) then replace it
if(re.test(str))
{
    while(re.exec(str) != null)
    {
        str = str.replace(re, "");
    }
}

// String after changes
trace(str);

[onurcan1977]

thanks for the reply. /-.*/g works fine.

[sstalder]

That pattern would match any string with a - in it, no matter what the position. Doesn't appear to work in my tests but if it works for you then problem solved.