Open Source project needs quick help from regexp expert: XML Namevalidation

[manos]

Hello,

I'm working on an open source JS version [1] of WAX (Writing API for
XML). Most unit tests work [2] , but I need a regexp that validates
strings are proper XML names [3]. I suck at regexps :-/

If the regexp only matches the latin subset of unicode characters
(i.e. english only), it would be OK for now.

[1] http://dev.abiss.gr/wax.js/
[2] http://dev.abiss.gr/wax.js/test/testwax.html
[3] http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#NT-Name

Thanks,

Manos

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

manos wrote:

I'm working on an open source JS version [1] of WAX (Writing API for
XML). Most unit tests work [2] , but I need a regexp that validates
strings are proper XML names [3]. I suck at regexps :-/

Change that, then:

<http://oreilly.com/catalog/regex/chapter/ch04.html>
<http://developer.mozilla.org/En/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference:Global_Objects:RegEx p>

[3] http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#NT-Name

Doesn't the ABNF already provide the approach?
PointedEars
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var bugRiddenCrashPronePieceOfJunk = (
navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 5') != -1
&& navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mac') != -1
) // Plone, register_function.js:16