[Kc] Regexp help
Frank Wiles
frank at wiles.org
Tue Aug 26 16:00:58 CDT 2003
On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:34:51 -0500
"SK-47" <linux at kisuu.com> wrote:
> I am having difficulties crafting 2 regexps.
> 1. Accept year between 1900 and 2100 OR a string "blah"
> 2. Accept 1 to 12 digits in a supplied number
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
The first one you don't need a regex you need something like this:
if( $year eq 'blah' or ( 1900 <= $year <= 2100 ) ) { }
The second one can be accomplished with something like:
if( $number =~ /^\d{1,12}$/ ) {}
Hope this helps.
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