RegEx Question?

Discussion in 'Programming' started by amaze, Jan 9, 2009.

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  1. #1
    Hi,

    I want to create a RegEx that looks for the following (the number 1 is any numeric digit):

    TL1
    TL11
    TL111
    TL1111
    TL11111
    TL111111
    TL1111111
    TL11111111

    Does that make sense?
     
    amaze, Jan 9, 2009 IP
  2. harrisunderwork

    harrisunderwork Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Try this

     TL[\d]+
    Code (markup):
     
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    szalinski Peon

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    #3
    what's the \d supposed to represent? i would have thought 
    TL[0-9]+
    Code (markup):
     
    szalinski, Jan 9, 2009 IP
  4. harrisunderwork

    harrisunderwork Well-Known Member

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    It represents digits.
     
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  5. rohan_shenoy

    rohan_shenoy Active Member

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    #5
    Do you want to detect the pyramid? or just any like with 'TL' sufffixed with numbers?
     
    rohan_shenoy, Jan 9, 2009 IP
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    hassanahmad1 Active Member

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    #6
    maybe ur looking for this :):

    ^TL[0-9]{1, 8}$

    checks that the number of digits must be in between 1 and 8
     
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    #7
    Was just about to post the same thing :rolleyes:
     
    JosephineX, Jan 11, 2009 IP
  8. amaze

    amaze Active Member

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    Thank you to all!
     
    amaze, Jan 15, 2009 IP