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phonebook

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
remove all unwanted character from telephone numbers list
Submitted by kp - 3 years ago
1

css attribute validation

Java 8
css attribute validation
Submitted by arnab - 3 years ago
1

get zip code

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
this just matches the city credential followed by zipcode e.g: FL 18117
Submitted by Gabriel Micah - 3 years ago
1

test

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
test
Submitted by tf - 3 years ago
1

Conventional Commit Footer

PCRE (PHP <7.3)
Supports multi line value for git trailers with lookahead for beginning of next git trailer
Submitted by Christos Cunning - 3 years ago
1

Match String ( /* 1 */)

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
Matches the comment string from Robo3T exports
Submitted by anonymous - 3 years ago (Last modified 3 years ago)
1

Instagram reel Id

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
get instagram reels id
Submitted by anonymous - 3 years ago
1

Signature of UNIFI Protect in SPLUNK for DHCP

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Pulls the DHCP Command from SPLUNK output
Submitted by anonymous - 3 years ago
1

Simple Phone Number validation

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Default to 8 characters maxInput and minInput 14 characters Regular Expression ^(?![ -])(?!.[- ]$)(?!.[- ]{2})[0-9- ]+$ Allows digits 0-9, and the single white spaces and single hyphens - characters, but restricts the spaces and hyphens at the start, end, and repetitions between the value. Note...
Submitted by Sowed Castelli - 3 years ago (Last modified 3 years ago)
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Simple email verification regex

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Regular Expression ^(?=a-z{5,40}$)[a-z0-9._-]{1,20}@(?:(?=[a-z0-9-]{1,15}\.)[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*\.){1,2}[a-z]{2,6}$ By default, the app converts all the email value to lower case before validation. Please use regex101.com: email to analyse and validate the regex. The error message for an ...
Submitted by Sowed Castelli - 3 years ago
1

Simple ID verification

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Used to validate documents identifiers like passports and IDs, VISA numbers. Default to 6 characters min and max 30 characters for format tin-no, such as the Tax regisration number.- Regular Expression ^[a-zA-Z0-9 ]{6,30}$ Accepts both lowercase and uppercase letters, from a-z, digit, and white s...
Submitted by Sowed Castelli - 3 years ago
1

Simple TIN number regex

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Only accept numerics/digits and hyphens, forbidding them at the start and the end of the number, and avoid two consecutive occurrences.
Submitted by Sowed Castelli - 3 years ago
1

Simple TIN number regex

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Only accept numerics/digits and hyphens, forbidding them at the start and the end of the number, and avoid two consecutive occurrences. The length of the input is limited by the app.
Submitted by Sowed Castelli - 3 years ago
1

Simple TIN number regex

PCRE (PHP <7.3)
Only accept numerics/digits and hyphens, forbidding them at the start and the end of the number, and avoid two consecutive occurrences. Assuming the app validates the length.
Submitted by Sowed Castelli - 3 years ago (Last modified a year ago)
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Person NAME verification

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Regular Expression ^[a-zA-Z ]{2,30}$ Allow only letters and space between each characters to support for multi word single name. Only accepts english letter characters.
Submitted by Sowed Castelli - 3 years ago
1

Simple person name verification

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
Regular Expression ^[a-zA-Z ]{2,50}$ Allow only letters a-z and space between each character to support multi-word single names. Prone to errors in repeated spaces, to be cleanup by the app....
Submitted by Sowed Castelli - 3 years ago (Last modified 3 years ago)
1

Simple title validation

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
Used to validate entries like Address names and cities, streets. Allows any of the following characters -.#@&,:?!]{2})[a-zA-Z0-9- .#@&,_'":.?! Prohibits these characters from begining a sentence -.&,_'":?! Prohibits these characters from ending a sentence - &_'":
Submitted by Sowed castelli - 3 years ago
1

學位英文簡稱

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
按照縮寫慣例 A.A.A A.A.A. A.A. A.A.A./A.A.A. ...
Submitted by stone - 3 years ago
1

UK fixed and mobile phones

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
Will match all fixed and mobile phone numbers with 9 or 10 digit NSN Resource used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom
Submitted by Octav - 3 years ago
1

email-tec

PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)
mesa
Submitted by anonymous - 3 years ago
1...305306307308309...900

Community Library Entry

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Regular Expression
PCRE2 (PHP >=7.3)

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^(?![ -])(?!.*[- ]$)(?!.*[- ]{2})[0-9- ]+$
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Open regex in editor

Description

  • Default to 8 characters maxInput and minInput 14 characters

  • Regular Expression

    ^(?![ -])(?!.*[- ]$)(?!.*[- ]{2})[0-9- ]+$

  • Allows digits 0-9, and the single white spaces and single hyphens - characters, but restricts the spaces and hyphens at the start, end, and repetitions between the value.

  • Note the length of the phone number is not validated by the regex but by the maxInput and input constraints.

  • The error message for an invalid format, (to be translatable in Ar is supported).

    Please insert a valid contact number.

Example

  • Valid samples:
    • 0560000000
    • 000-000-0-0000
    • 056 000-000 00
  • Invalid samples:
    • 056--000--0000
    • 0A0-000-0-0000
    • 056 000 -000 00
Submitted by Sowed Castelli - 3 years ago (Last modified 3 years ago)