@param {String/Number} version The version number in the following standard format:

major[.minor[.patch[.build[release]]]]

Examples:

1.0
1.2.3beta
1.2.3.4RC

@return {Ext.Version} this
function(version) {
            var parts, releaseStartIndex;

            if (version instanceof Version) {
                return version;
            }

            this.version = this.shortVersion = String(version).toLowerCase().replace(/_/g, '.').replace(/[\-+]/g, '');

            releaseStartIndex = this.version.search(/([^\d\.])/);

            if (releaseStartIndex !== -1) {
                this.release = this.version.substr(releaseStartIndex, version.length);
                this.shortVersion = this.version.substr(0, releaseStartIndex);
            }

            this.shortVersion = this.shortVersion.replace(/[^\d]/g, '');

            parts = this.version.split('.');

            this.major = parseInt(parts.shift() || 0, 10);
            this.minor = parseInt(parts.shift() || 0, 10);
            this.patch = parseInt(parts.shift() || 0, 10);
            this.build = parseInt(parts.shift() || 0, 10);

            return this;
        }