Regular Expressions 101

Community Patterns

Valid Scientific Notation Number

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Regular Expression
Java 8

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[+\-]?(\d+\.\d*|\d*\.\d+|\d+)([eE][+\-]?\d+)?
"
gm

Description

A valid number can be split up into these components (in order):

A decimal number or an integer.
(Optional) An 'e' or 'E', followed by an integer.

A decimal number can be split up into these components (in order):

(Optional) A sign character (either '+' or '-').
One of the following formats:
    One or more digits, followed by a dot '.'.
    One or more digits, followed by a dot '.', followed by one or more digits.
    A dot '.', followed by one or more digits.

An integer can be split up into these components (in order):

(Optional) A sign character (either '+' or '-').
One or more digits.
Submitted by cliserkad - a year ago