^\d*(\.\d{1,2})?$ This should do it if you allow an empty string to be validated as a number. If you don't allow empty strings, just test that the length is greater than zero. This would be easier than writing the regexp to test for that too.
Pascal > -----Original Message----- > From: DURETTE, STEVEN J (AIT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 January 2005 20:43 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Regex Help. > > Hi All, > > Need some help with a regex. What I'm trying to do is validate and > input in javascript. > > The users are allowed to input a number. > > It can be in the following formats: > 9 > 9.9 > 9.99 > .99 > .9 > > (9 used inplace of any digit.) > > I tried using \b[0-9.]+ and I've tried \b[\d]*([.]?[\d]{0,2})? and I've > tried ([\d]*([.][\d]{1,2})?){1} but I can't seem to get the response > that I want. > > The user can still input numbers such as 1.25.25 and it will pass the > regex test. > > To be more specific in what I'm looking for, the users are putting in > hours and partial hours. > There can be any amount of hours, but partial hours are limited to .0, > .00,.25, .5, .50, .75 or no decimal part whatsoever. (I've been trying > to do the .25, .5, etc in another part of the javascript, but if I can > do it in the regex even better.) > > Anybody got any ideas. > > Thanks > Steve > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect your mail server with built in anti-virus protection. It's not only good for you, it's good for everybody. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=39 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:189886 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54