We are currently using regular expressions to validate input. Can they also be used to format data read from a database?
For example, a phone number stored in a table as 1234567890 should be displayed as (123) 456-7890 on screen.
Can the same regular expression used to validate the input be used to format the output?
> Yes you can. Once you get the Raw Data, does not
> matter where it is comming from, now it is yours and
> you can do anything you want with it.
> Database is just a storage place and adds nothing to
> data.
And what does that have to do with the average price of a Cambodian hooker? Much less with the @OP's question.
@OP, Take a look at the NumberFormat class, or even something as simple as StringBuilder.insert(). Regexp's probably aren't the best way to do this.
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