Regular Expression

tqmd1

01-20-2012, 05:15 PM

Dear experts

I have following codes

Var re=/(\d){4}-(\d){7}/;

When I test this string
0300-685706263

It says TRUE

But I validate this string exactly

0300-6857062

Please help

Amphiluke

01-20-2012, 05:30 PM

Not sure that understand you correctly. Maybe this will help:
var re=/^(\d){4}\-(\d){7}$/;

Philip M

01-20-2012, 05:48 PM

Dear experts

I have following codes

Var re=/(\d){4}-(\d){7}/;

When I test this string
0300-685706263

It says TRUE

But I validate this string exactly

0300-6857062

Please help

0300-685706263 returns true because it matches your pattern. What you want is to match your pattern and nothing but. As amphiluke has shown you.

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