Filtering form data.

[Aionius]

Good day to all.

I have this problem in JavaScript. I have a form (textbox) which
accepts a series of numbers in format 9999-9999-9. Now i want to
filter all inputs to the textbox. let's say 1234-1234-1 is a valid
input, 12345-123-2 is an invalid input. I had a sample in filtering
email address. I used a filter on that one.

Hope anyone in the group can help me in my problem.

[Randy Webb]

Aionius wrote:

Good day to all.

I have this problem in JavaScript. I have a form (textbox) which
accepts a series of numbers in format 9999-9999-9. Now i want to
filter all inputs to the textbox. let's say 1234-1234-1 is a valid
input, 12345-123-2 is an invalid input. I had a sample in filtering
email address. I used a filter on that one.

Hope anyone in the group can help me in my problem.

If you want to require ####-####-#, the simplest way is 3 input boxes,
and you insert the dashes where you want them. Or, just one input box
that allows 9 digits, then you split it like you want.
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[Dr John Stockton]

JRS: In article <31**************************@posting.google.com >,
dated Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:02:04, seen in news:comp.lang.javascript,
Aionius <ai*****@hotmail.com> posted :

I have a form (textbox) which
accepts a series of numbers in format 9999-9999-9. Now i want to
filter all inputs to the textbox. let's say 1234-1234-1 is a valid
input, 12345-123-2 is an invalid input.

/^\d\d\d\d-\d\d\d\d-\d$/

<URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-valid.htm>

If the data is supplied and used elsewhere as dddd-dddd-d, then it will
be easier for the operative to insert it in that form; I would not
choose to split it into three boxes.

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[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Aionius wrote:

I have this problem in JavaScript. I have a form (textbox) which
accepts a series of numbers in format 9999-9999-9. Now i want to
filter all inputs to the textbox. let's say 1234-1234-1 is a valid
input, 12345-123-2 is an invalid input. [...]

if (/^\d{4}-\d{4}-\d$/.test(inputStr))
{
// valid input
}
else
{
// invalid input
}
PointedEars
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