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regex to accept a whole number, or a decimal number


sid0972

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till now my guess was this

 

/^\d+\.?\d{1,2,3}$/

 

It should accept a whole number, like 123456 or a decimal, like 123.456, but should allow MAX 3 decimal places.

but this isn't seem to be working.

 

what's wrong with it??

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1. The entire decimal part should be optional, not just the decimal point. Otherwise you're setting a minimum number of digits (two, with the \d+ and the \d{1,}).

2. {1,2,3} is entirely invalid syntax. It's a range, not a list of possible counts.

 

I'd add parentheses to PaulRyan's solution.

/^\d+(\.\d{1,3})?$/

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