Am playing around with regexp's but this is my headache. I have a dynamic number which needs a suffix. The suffix is always 0 to 9, 99 or 999.
Example:
I have the number 461200 and now I want to create an regexp that will match 461200 to 461209. What I've learned it should be ^46120[0-9]$? Is this correct or somewhere to the left of hell?
Ok, let us assume it is correct and I now want to match 461200 - 461299? This is where I get lost.
^4612[0-9]{2}?
It cannot be. I am yet to figure this out.
Any help appreciated.
For 1 digit at the end you need:
^4612[0-9]$
2 digits at the end:
^4612[0-9]{2}$
3 digits at the end:
^4612[0-9]{3}$
The number in braces {} means the number of time the preceding character or set has to be repeated.
Ok, let us assume it is correct and I now want to match 461200 -
461299?
You can either repeat the desired character class by saying [0-9][0-9] or use quantifiers [0-9]{2}.
It can be either:
^4612[0-9][0-9]$
or
^4612[0-9]{2}$
Both would work.
maybe try this regex:
^4612\d{2}$
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I'm using an online tool to create contests. In order to send prizes, there's a form in there asking for user information (first name, last name, address,... etc).
There's an option to use regular expressions to validate the data entered in this form.
I'm struggling with the regular expression to put for the street number (I'm located in Belgium).
A street number can be the following:
1234
1234a
1234a12
begins with a number (max 4 digits)
can have letters as well (max 2 char)
Can have numbers after the letter(s) (max3)
I came up with the following expression:
^([0-9]{1,4})([A-Za-z]{1,2})?([0-9]{1,3})?$
But the problem is that as letters and second part of numbers are optional, it allows to enter numbers with up to 8 digits, which is not optimal.
1234 (first group)(no letters in the second group) 5678 (third group)
If one of you can tip me on how to achieve the expected result, it would be greatly appreciated !
You might use this regex:
^\d{1,4}([a-zA-Z]{1,2}\d{1,3}|[a-zA-Z]{1,2}|)$
where:
\d{1,4} - 1-4 digits
([a-zA-Z]{1,2}\d{1,3}|[a-zA-Z]{1,2}|) - optional group, which can be
[a-zA-Z]{1,2}\d{1,3} - 1-2 letters + 1-3 digits
or
[a-zA-Z]{1,2} - 1-2 letters
or
empty
\d{0,4}[a-zA-Z]{0,2}\d{0,3}
\d{0,4} The first groupe matches a number with 4 digits max
[a-zA-Z]{0,2} The second groupe matches a char with 2 digit in max
\d{0,3} The first groupe matches a number with 3 digits max
You have to keep the last two groups together, not allowing the last one to be present, if the second isn't, e.g.
^\d{1,4}(?:[a-zA-z]{1,2}\d{0,3})?$
or a little less optimized (but showing the approach a bit better)
^\d{1,4}(?:[a-zA-z]{1,2}(?:\d{1,3})?)?$
As you are using this for a validation I assumed that you don't need the capturing groups and replaced them with non-capturing ones.
You might want to change the first number check to [1-9]\d{0,3} to disallow leading zeros.
Thank you so much for your answers ! I tried Sebastian's solution :
^\d{1,4}(?:[a-zA-z]{1,2}\d{0,3})?$
And it works like a charm ! I still don't really understand what the ":" stand for, but I'll try to figure it out next time i have to fiddle with Regex !
Have a nice day,
Stan
The first digit cannot be 0.
There shouldn't be other symbols before and after the number.
So:
^[1-9]\d{0,3}(?:[a-zA-Z]{1,2}\d{0,3})?$
The ?: combination means that the () construction does not create a matching substring.
Here is the regex with tests for it.
I have a string of 8 separated hexadecimal numbers, such as:
3E%12%3%1F%3E%6%1%19
And I need to check if the number 12 is located within the first 4 set of numbers.
I'm guessing this shouldn't be all that complex, but my searches turned up empty. Regular expressions are always a trouble for me, but I don't have access to anything else in this scenario. Any help would be appreciated.
^([^%]+%){0,3}12%
See it in action
The idea is:
^ - from the start
[^%]+% - match multiple non % characters, followed by a % character
{0,3} - between 0 and 3 of those
12% - 12% after that
Here you go
^([^%]*%){4}(?<=.*12.*)
This will match both the following if that is what is intended
1%312%..
1%123%..
Check the solution if %123% is matched or not
If the number 12 should stand on its own then use
^([^%]*%){4}(?<=.*\b12\b.*)
I am trying to write an expression which will allow :
1) Enter digits in the first five spots.
and
2) Enter of numbers and/or alphabets in the next 6 spots.
and
3) A check which validates that the total length is = 11 neither more nor less.
I am able to achieve the #1 & #2 through the below expression but not able to put a validation which checks for the total data to be exactly 11 neither less nor more. Can someone provide some inputs. Thanks
^([\d{5}]*[0-9a-zA-Z]{6})$
This part is failing: [\d{5}]*.
It matches "any digit, a {, a 5 or a }" 0 or more times.
You must be looking for \d{5}, which means "five digits"
This is what you want:
^\d{5}[0-9a-zA-Z]{6}$
for single line you could specify that your match must happen at the end of the line as follows ...
^\s*([0-9]{11})\z
hope it helps
this [\d{5}]* is causing the problem. Use this-
/^[0-9]{5}[a-zA-Z0-9]{6}$/
I'm very bad at regex.
The below expression does mostly what I need, but it requires the user to input "0.XX" for decimals, rather than allowing ".XX", without having to type the "0".
Could someone give me the heads up on this?
Thanks!
ValidationExpression="^([0-9]{1,3}(\.[0-9]{1,2})?)?$"
The {1,3} means that the RE will allow 1 to 3 of the previous atom (digits 0-9), so just change it to {0,3} to allow 0 to 3 digits preceding the decimal.
I want a regex that checks the following things:
The string starts with an +
After the '+' only numbers can occur
There should be atleast 4 numbers after the +
Does anyone know how to make this?
/^+\d{4,}$/
will meet your requirements.
^ is the anchor for start fo the string
\d is a digit
{4,} says at least 4 of the preceding expression (here the \d). you can add a maximum if needed like {4,20} would allow at least 4 and at most 20 characters.
$ is the anchor for the end of the string
/^((00|\+)[0-9]{2,3}){0,1}[0-9]{4,14}$/
More general than your request, but you can specialize it. Explaining:
((00|\+)[0-9]{2,3})
international code with 00 or + and 2 or 3 digits. Modify the expression according to your needs.
{0,1}
international code is optional - remove it if it is required
[0-9]{4,14}
digits: minimum 4, maximum 14. Change the values according to your needs.
Regards
A.
/\+\d{4,15}/
This should help if 15 is the atmost limit of numbers
OR rather keep the second parameter blank as stema suggested.
I went with this one:
/\A(([+]\d{3,})?\d{6,8})/