  *  
  *  <pre>
  *  &lt;mx:DateFormatter
- *    formatString="Y|M|D|A|E|H|J|K|L|N|S"
+ *    formatString="Y|M|D|A|E|H|J|K|L|N|S|Q"
  *   /> 
  *  </pre>
  *  

    /**
     *  @private    
     */
    private static const VALID_PATTERN_CHARS:String = "Y,M,D,A,E,H,J,K,L,N,S";
    
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //

        var len:int = str.length;
        
        // Strip out the Timezone. It is not used by the DateFormatter
        var timezoneRegEx:RegExp = /(GMT|UTC)((\+|-)\d\d\d\d )?/ig;
        
        str = str.replace(timezoneRegEx, "");
        
