<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Start by replacing the double escape by a simple escape... after that, drools simply makes a call to String.matches() method... so, if you make it work in java, it will work in drools...<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; E.g.:<br><br>&quot;^(([\+]?\d{1,3}(-|......&quot;<br>
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; []s<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Edson<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/6/2 Nagaraju runkana &lt;<a href="mailto:runkana.nagaraju@gmail.com">runkana.nagaraju@gmail.com</a>&gt;:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>&nbsp;Hi ,</div>
<div>i am trying validate complex expression for phone numberl?</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>rule &quot;test2&quot;<br>&nbsp;when<br>&nbsp; $m : Message(email:email,phone:phone)<br>&nbsp;Message(phone matches &quot;^(([\\+]?\\d{1,3}(-|\\.)?\\(?\\w\\)?(-|\\.)?\\d{1,3})|(<a>\\(?\\d{2,3}\\)?))(-|\\.)?(\\d{3,4})(-|\\.)?(\\d{4</a>})(( x| ext)\\d{1,5}){0,1}$&quot;</div>


<div>then<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; System.out.println(&quot;Invalid phone number: &quot; + phone );<br>end&nbsp;&quot;</div>
<div>&nbsp; </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>in this case&nbsp; some error should be comming.pls find out whethere the expression is correct or not.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException: Unknown inline modifier near index 21<br>^(([+]?d{1,3}(-|.)?(?w)?(-|.)?d{1,3})|((?d{2,3})?))(-|.)?(d{3,4})(-|.)?(d{4})(( x| ext)d{1,5}){0,1}$<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ^<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.error(Pattern.java:1713)<br>

&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.group0(Pattern.java:2519)<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.sequence(Pattern.java:1806)<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.expr(Pattern.java:1752)<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.group0(Pattern.java:2530)<br>

&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.sequence(Pattern.java:1806)<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.expr(Pattern.java:1752)<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.group0(Pattern.java:2530)<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.sequence(Pattern.java:1806)<br>

&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.expr(Pattern.java:1752)<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(Pattern.java:1460)<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.&lt;init&gt;(Pattern.java:1133)<br>&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(Pattern.java:823)<br>

&nbsp;at java.util.regex.Pattern.matches(Pattern.java:928)<br>&nbsp;at java.lang.String.matches(String.java:2091)<br>&nbsp;at org.drools.base.evaluators.StringFactory$StringMatchesEvaluator.evaluate(StringFactory.java:211)<br>&nbsp;at org.drools.rule.LiteralRestriction.isAllowed(LiteralRestriction.java:61)<br>

&nbsp;at org.drools.rule.LiteralConstraint.isAllowed(LiteralConstraint.java:82)<br>&nbsp;at org.drools.reteoo.AlphaNode.assertObject(AlphaNode.java:132)<br>&nbsp;at org.drools.reteoo.CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.propagateAssertObject(CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.java:318)<br>

&nbsp;at org.drools.reteoo.ObjectTypeNode.assertObject(ObjectTypeNode.java:153)<br>&nbsp;at org.drools.reteoo.Rete.assertObject(Rete.java:175)<br>&nbsp;at org.drools.reteoo.ReteooRuleBase.assertObject(ReteooRuleBase.java:192)<br>&nbsp;at org.drools.reteoo.ReteooWorkingMemory.doInsert(ReteooWorkingMemory.java:71)<br>

&nbsp;at org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.insert(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:909)<br>&nbsp;at org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.insert(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:881)<br>&nbsp;at org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.insert(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:682)<br>

&nbsp;at com.sample.DroolsTest.main(DroolsTest.java:40)</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>regards,</div>
<div>Chanti</div>
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