So, I've decided to dink around with regular expressions to do some data validation.
I am amused to find that every available resource on the internet dedicated to Regular Expressions comes with a standard disclaimer. i.e. "Whole books have been writen on the topic of regular expressions - So we can't get into all the details here"
In other words - the author of all those articles can't be bothered to share anything useful beyond the basics.
Ah well.
So far things have been going great. I've been building an input validation class. My only comment on regular expressions is that they are finicky. You really do have to be careful when crafting your regular expression.
I found this tool. It is limited - but somewhat useful in the crafting of regular expression - at very least it will point out syntax errors as you enter the regular expression.
Back to work
andre
Posted by andre at February 14, 2004 04:04 AM