Regular Expression to match dot separated list with no dot on the end and allow asterisk at the end
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I have the following input strings and I need a regex to validate the input.
test.test = OK
test.test.1 = OK
test.text* = OK
test.test. = NO
test.test.* = NO
test = NO
This is my regex, it works but does not successful validate the input as wished:
^[a-z0-9*.-_.:]+$
How can I get it work?
c# regex
asked Nov 27 '18 at 8:59
DinoDino
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I have the following input strings and I need a regex to validate the input.
test.test = OK
test.test.1 = OK
test.text* = OK
test.test. = NO
test.test.* = NO
test = NO
This is my regex, it works but does not successful validate the input as wished:
^[a-z0-9*.-_.:]+$
How can I get it work?
c# regex
asked Nov 27 '18 at 8:59
DinoDino
12719
What is the second regex? It is not quite clear what the rule related to*is. I tried now with^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$, no idea if you meant that.and*cannot appear next to each other (or consecutive.and*are not allowed). You say allow asterisk at the end, but you also state thattest.test.*is a no match.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
Could you clarify the criteria for your regex, please? It's not this obvious.
– reartnew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
@WiktorStribiżew your regex is working. Please put is as answer and I will accept it.
– Dino
Nov 27 '18 at 9:06
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I have the following input strings and I need a regex to validate the input.
test.test = OK
test.test.1 = OK
test.text* = OK
test.test. = NO
test.test.* = NO
test = NO
This is my regex, it works but does not successful validate the input as wished:
^[a-z0-9*.-_.:]+$
How can I get it work?
c# regex
asked Nov 27 '18 at 8:59
DinoDino
12719
I have the following input strings and I need a regex to validate the input.
test.test = OK
test.test.1 = OK
test.text* = OK
test.test. = NO
test.test.* = NO
test = NO
This is my regex, it works but does not successful validate the input as wished:
^[a-z0-9*.-_.:]+$
How can I get it work?
c# regex
c# regex
asked Nov 27 '18 at 8:59
DinoDino
12719
asked Nov 27 '18 at 8:59
DinoDino
12719
edited Nov 27 '18 at 9:07
Dino
asked Nov 27 '18 at 8:59
DinoDino
12719
asked Nov 27 '18 at 8:59
DinoDino
12719
asked Nov 27 '18 at 8:59
DinoDino
12719
12719
What is the second regex? It is not quite clear what the rule related to*is. I tried now with^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$, no idea if you meant that.and*cannot appear next to each other (or consecutive.and*are not allowed). You say allow asterisk at the end, but you also state thattest.test.*is a no match.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
Could you clarify the criteria for your regex, please? It's not this obvious.
– reartnew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
@WiktorStribiżew your regex is working. Please put is as answer and I will accept it.
– Dino
Nov 27 '18 at 9:06
add a comment |
What is the second regex? It is not quite clear what the rule related to*is. I tried now with^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$, no idea if you meant that.and*cannot appear next to each other (or consecutive.and*are not allowed). You say allow asterisk at the end, but you also state thattest.test.*is a no match.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
Could you clarify the criteria for your regex, please? It's not this obvious.
– reartnew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
@WiktorStribiżew your regex is working. Please put is as answer and I will accept it.
– Dino
Nov 27 '18 at 9:06
What is the second regex? It is not quite clear what the rule related to
* is. I tried now with ^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$, no idea if you meant that . and * cannot appear next to each other (or consecutive . and * are not allowed). You say allow asterisk at the end, but you also state that test.test.* is a no match.– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
What is the second regex? It is not quite clear what the rule related to
* is. I tried now with ^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$, no idea if you meant that . and * cannot appear next to each other (or consecutive . and * are not allowed). You say allow asterisk at the end, but you also state that test.test.* is a no match.– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
Could you clarify the criteria for your regex, please? It's not this obvious.
– reartnew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
Could you clarify the criteria for your regex, please? It's not this obvious.
– reartnew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
@WiktorStribiżew your regex is working. Please put is as answer and I will accept it.
– Dino
Nov 27 '18 at 9:06
@WiktorStribiżew your regex is working. Please put is as answer and I will accept it.
– Dino
Nov 27 '18 at 9:06
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You may use
^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$
See the regex demo (at regexstorm, line endings are CRLF and r? is used for the multiline string demo purpose only).
Details
^- start of string
(?!.*[.*]{2})- no two consecutive.and*are allowed
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+- 1 or more consecutive occurrences of
.- a dot
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
$- end of string.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:09
Wiktor StribiżewWiktor Stribiżew
319k16140222
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@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi Let OP use it and we'll see. I can fix the pattern if OP comes back to adjust the requirements. I only posted since my suggestion worked.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 10:52
3
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi You will get upvotes if your answer is considered correct or helpful by others.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 11:03
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I think this will solve your problem.
^[a-z0-9]+.[a-z0-9]+((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)?$
Explanation
^ - Start of the string.
[a-z0-9] - any of the character in this range will be valid.
+ - One or more.
. - Matches literal . (period).
((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)? -
(.[a-z0-9]+) - this sub-group checks for . followed by any digit or characters
* - matches for asterisk
? - make the preceding group optional.
$ - Anchor to the end of line
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:19
Code ManiacCode Maniac
7,5201526
It checks for all the cases what user asked for. let the OP checks and come-up with requirements if it doesn't serve what he asked for. Am i supposed to write a regex which matches every pattern of world ? I think you should read the comments of again Wiktor @PushpeshKumarRajwanshi
– Code Maniac
Nov 29 '18 at 4:33
Well, OP didn't ask to write a regex that matches every pattern of world as that is trivial which is.*OP was very clear in stating dot separated list andtest.test.testis a simple dot separated list which should match. Even Wiktor's or mine answer also matches that simple text but yours doesn't match.
– Pushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
Nov 29 '18 at 7:18
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From your given valid and invalid sample of text, I am concluding following things,
- The text will contain word characters.
- The word characters can be separated by single dot. Like this
abc.xyzoraaa.bbb.ccc
- Dot character can't be the first or last character. This is not ok
.abcorabc.aaa.
- Optionally star (asterisk) character can only appear as the last character. Hence
test.text*is fine becausetest.textis fine buttest.text.*is not fine becausetest.text.is not fine.
Considering these rules, you can use following regex,
^w+(.w+)*(?<!.)[*]?$
Explanation:
^--> Start of string
w+--> match a word of one or more length
(.w+)*--> Match further word characters zero or more preceded by a single literal dot zero or more times.
(?<!.)[*]?--> asterisk character can optionally be present at the end of string which should not be preceded by a literal dot
$--> End of input.
Demo
answered Nov 27 '18 at 10:39
Pushpesh Kumar RajwanshiPushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
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You may use
^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$
See the regex demo (at regexstorm, line endings are CRLF and r? is used for the multiline string demo purpose only).
Details
^- start of string
(?!.*[.*]{2})- no two consecutive.and*are allowed
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+- 1 or more consecutive occurrences of
.- a dot
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
$- end of string.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:09
Wiktor StribiżewWiktor Stribiżew
319k16140222
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@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi Let OP use it and we'll see. I can fix the pattern if OP comes back to adjust the requirements. I only posted since my suggestion worked.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 10:52
3
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi You will get upvotes if your answer is considered correct or helpful by others.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 11:03
add a comment |
1
You may use
^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$
See the regex demo (at regexstorm, line endings are CRLF and r? is used for the multiline string demo purpose only).
Details
^- start of string
(?!.*[.*]{2})- no two consecutive.and*are allowed
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+- 1 or more consecutive occurrences of
.- a dot
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
$- end of string.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:09
Wiktor StribiżewWiktor Stribiżew
319k16140222
2
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi Let OP use it and we'll see. I can fix the pattern if OP comes back to adjust the requirements. I only posted since my suggestion worked.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 10:52
3
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi You will get upvotes if your answer is considered correct or helpful by others.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 11:03
add a comment |
1
1
1
You may use
^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$
See the regex demo (at regexstorm, line endings are CRLF and r? is used for the multiline string demo purpose only).
Details
^- start of string
(?!.*[.*]{2})- no two consecutive.and*are allowed
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+- 1 or more consecutive occurrences of
.- a dot
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
$- end of string.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:09
Wiktor StribiżewWiktor Stribiżew
319k16140222
You may use
^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$
See the regex demo (at regexstorm, line endings are CRLF and r? is used for the multiline string demo purpose only).
Details
^- start of string
(?!.*[.*]{2})- no two consecutive.and*are allowed
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+- 1 or more consecutive occurrences of
.- a dot
[a-z0-9*_:-]+- 1 or more ASCII lowercase letters, digits,*,_,:or-
$- end of string.
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:09
Wiktor StribiżewWiktor Stribiżew
319k16140222
edited Nov 27 '18 at 10:48
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:09
Wiktor StribiżewWiktor Stribiżew
319k16140222
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:09
Wiktor StribiżewWiktor Stribiżew
319k16140222
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:09
Wiktor StribiżewWiktor Stribiżew
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@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi Let OP use it and we'll see. I can fix the pattern if OP comes back to adjust the requirements. I only posted since my suggestion worked.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 10:52
3
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi You will get upvotes if your answer is considered correct or helpful by others.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 11:03
add a comment |
2
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi Let OP use it and we'll see. I can fix the pattern if OP comes back to adjust the requirements. I only posted since my suggestion worked.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 10:52
3
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi You will get upvotes if your answer is considered correct or helpful by others.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 11:03
2
2
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi Let OP use it and we'll see. I can fix the pattern if OP comes back to adjust the requirements. I only posted since my suggestion worked.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 10:52
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi Let OP use it and we'll see. I can fix the pattern if OP comes back to adjust the requirements. I only posted since my suggestion worked.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 10:52
3
3
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi You will get upvotes if your answer is considered correct or helpful by others.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 11:03
@PushpeshKumarRajwanshi You will get upvotes if your answer is considered correct or helpful by others.
– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 11:03
add a comment |
1
I think this will solve your problem.
^[a-z0-9]+.[a-z0-9]+((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)?$
Explanation
^ - Start of the string.
[a-z0-9] - any of the character in this range will be valid.
+ - One or more.
. - Matches literal . (period).
((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)? -
(.[a-z0-9]+) - this sub-group checks for . followed by any digit or characters
* - matches for asterisk
? - make the preceding group optional.
$ - Anchor to the end of line
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:19
Code ManiacCode Maniac
7,5201526
It checks for all the cases what user asked for. let the OP checks and come-up with requirements if it doesn't serve what he asked for. Am i supposed to write a regex which matches every pattern of world ? I think you should read the comments of again Wiktor @PushpeshKumarRajwanshi
– Code Maniac
Nov 29 '18 at 4:33
Well, OP didn't ask to write a regex that matches every pattern of world as that is trivial which is.*OP was very clear in stating dot separated list andtest.test.testis a simple dot separated list which should match. Even Wiktor's or mine answer also matches that simple text but yours doesn't match.
– Pushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
Nov 29 '18 at 7:18
add a comment |
1
I think this will solve your problem.
^[a-z0-9]+.[a-z0-9]+((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)?$
Explanation
^ - Start of the string.
[a-z0-9] - any of the character in this range will be valid.
+ - One or more.
. - Matches literal . (period).
((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)? -
(.[a-z0-9]+) - this sub-group checks for . followed by any digit or characters
* - matches for asterisk
? - make the preceding group optional.
$ - Anchor to the end of line
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:19
Code ManiacCode Maniac
7,5201526
It checks for all the cases what user asked for. let the OP checks and come-up with requirements if it doesn't serve what he asked for. Am i supposed to write a regex which matches every pattern of world ? I think you should read the comments of again Wiktor @PushpeshKumarRajwanshi
– Code Maniac
Nov 29 '18 at 4:33
Well, OP didn't ask to write a regex that matches every pattern of world as that is trivial which is.*OP was very clear in stating dot separated list andtest.test.testis a simple dot separated list which should match. Even Wiktor's or mine answer also matches that simple text but yours doesn't match.
– Pushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
Nov 29 '18 at 7:18
add a comment |
1
1
1
I think this will solve your problem.
^[a-z0-9]+.[a-z0-9]+((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)?$
Explanation
^ - Start of the string.
[a-z0-9] - any of the character in this range will be valid.
+ - One or more.
. - Matches literal . (period).
((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)? -
(.[a-z0-9]+) - this sub-group checks for . followed by any digit or characters
* - matches for asterisk
? - make the preceding group optional.
$ - Anchor to the end of line
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:19
Code ManiacCode Maniac
7,5201526
I think this will solve your problem.
^[a-z0-9]+.[a-z0-9]+((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)?$
Explanation
^ - Start of the string.
[a-z0-9] - any of the character in this range will be valid.
+ - One or more.
. - Matches literal . (period).
((.[a-z0-9]+)|*)? -
(.[a-z0-9]+) - this sub-group checks for . followed by any digit or characters
* - matches for asterisk
? - make the preceding group optional.
$ - Anchor to the end of line
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:19
Code ManiacCode Maniac
7,5201526
edited Nov 29 '18 at 12:56
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:19
Code ManiacCode Maniac
7,5201526
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:19
Code ManiacCode Maniac
7,5201526
answered Nov 27 '18 at 9:19
Code ManiacCode Maniac
7,5201526
7,5201526
It checks for all the cases what user asked for. let the OP checks and come-up with requirements if it doesn't serve what he asked for. Am i supposed to write a regex which matches every pattern of world ? I think you should read the comments of again Wiktor @PushpeshKumarRajwanshi
– Code Maniac
Nov 29 '18 at 4:33
Well, OP didn't ask to write a regex that matches every pattern of world as that is trivial which is.*OP was very clear in stating dot separated list andtest.test.testis a simple dot separated list which should match. Even Wiktor's or mine answer also matches that simple text but yours doesn't match.
– Pushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
Nov 29 '18 at 7:18
add a comment |
It checks for all the cases what user asked for. let the OP checks and come-up with requirements if it doesn't serve what he asked for. Am i supposed to write a regex which matches every pattern of world ? I think you should read the comments of again Wiktor @PushpeshKumarRajwanshi
– Code Maniac
Nov 29 '18 at 4:33
Well, OP didn't ask to write a regex that matches every pattern of world as that is trivial which is.*OP was very clear in stating dot separated list andtest.test.testis a simple dot separated list which should match. Even Wiktor's or mine answer also matches that simple text but yours doesn't match.
– Pushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
Nov 29 '18 at 7:18
It checks for all the cases what user asked for. let the OP checks and come-up with requirements if it doesn't serve what he asked for. Am i supposed to write a regex which matches every pattern of world ? I think you should read the comments of again Wiktor @PushpeshKumarRajwanshi
– Code Maniac
Nov 29 '18 at 4:33
It checks for all the cases what user asked for. let the OP checks and come-up with requirements if it doesn't serve what he asked for. Am i supposed to write a regex which matches every pattern of world ? I think you should read the comments of again Wiktor @PushpeshKumarRajwanshi
– Code Maniac
Nov 29 '18 at 4:33
Well, OP didn't ask to write a regex that matches every pattern of world as that is trivial which is
.* OP was very clear in stating dot separated list and test.test.test is a simple dot separated list which should match. Even Wiktor's or mine answer also matches that simple text but yours doesn't match.– Pushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
Nov 29 '18 at 7:18
Well, OP didn't ask to write a regex that matches every pattern of world as that is trivial which is
.* OP was very clear in stating dot separated list and test.test.test is a simple dot separated list which should match. Even Wiktor's or mine answer also matches that simple text but yours doesn't match.– Pushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
Nov 29 '18 at 7:18
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0
From your given valid and invalid sample of text, I am concluding following things,
- The text will contain word characters.
- The word characters can be separated by single dot. Like this
abc.xyzoraaa.bbb.ccc
- Dot character can't be the first or last character. This is not ok
.abcorabc.aaa.
- Optionally star (asterisk) character can only appear as the last character. Hence
test.text*is fine becausetest.textis fine buttest.text.*is not fine becausetest.text.is not fine.
Considering these rules, you can use following regex,
^w+(.w+)*(?<!.)[*]?$
Explanation:
^--> Start of string
w+--> match a word of one or more length
(.w+)*--> Match further word characters zero or more preceded by a single literal dot zero or more times.
(?<!.)[*]?--> asterisk character can optionally be present at the end of string which should not be preceded by a literal dot
$--> End of input.
Demo
answered Nov 27 '18 at 10:39
Pushpesh Kumar RajwanshiPushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
8,53321027
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From your given valid and invalid sample of text, I am concluding following things,
- The text will contain word characters.
- The word characters can be separated by single dot. Like this
abc.xyzoraaa.bbb.ccc
- Dot character can't be the first or last character. This is not ok
.abcorabc.aaa.
- Optionally star (asterisk) character can only appear as the last character. Hence
test.text*is fine becausetest.textis fine buttest.text.*is not fine becausetest.text.is not fine.
Considering these rules, you can use following regex,
^w+(.w+)*(?<!.)[*]?$
Explanation:
^--> Start of string
w+--> match a word of one or more length
(.w+)*--> Match further word characters zero or more preceded by a single literal dot zero or more times.
(?<!.)[*]?--> asterisk character can optionally be present at the end of string which should not be preceded by a literal dot
$--> End of input.
Demo
answered Nov 27 '18 at 10:39
Pushpesh Kumar RajwanshiPushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
8,53321027
add a comment |
0
0
0
From your given valid and invalid sample of text, I am concluding following things,
- The text will contain word characters.
- The word characters can be separated by single dot. Like this
abc.xyzoraaa.bbb.ccc
- Dot character can't be the first or last character. This is not ok
.abcorabc.aaa.
- Optionally star (asterisk) character can only appear as the last character. Hence
test.text*is fine becausetest.textis fine buttest.text.*is not fine becausetest.text.is not fine.
Considering these rules, you can use following regex,
^w+(.w+)*(?<!.)[*]?$
Explanation:
^--> Start of string
w+--> match a word of one or more length
(.w+)*--> Match further word characters zero or more preceded by a single literal dot zero or more times.
(?<!.)[*]?--> asterisk character can optionally be present at the end of string which should not be preceded by a literal dot
$--> End of input.
Demo
answered Nov 27 '18 at 10:39
Pushpesh Kumar RajwanshiPushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
8,53321027
From your given valid and invalid sample of text, I am concluding following things,
- The text will contain word characters.
- The word characters can be separated by single dot. Like this
abc.xyzoraaa.bbb.ccc
- Dot character can't be the first or last character. This is not ok
.abcorabc.aaa.
- Optionally star (asterisk) character can only appear as the last character. Hence
test.text*is fine becausetest.textis fine buttest.text.*is not fine becausetest.text.is not fine.
Considering these rules, you can use following regex,
^w+(.w+)*(?<!.)[*]?$
Explanation:
^--> Start of string
w+--> match a word of one or more length
(.w+)*--> Match further word characters zero or more preceded by a single literal dot zero or more times.
(?<!.)[*]?--> asterisk character can optionally be present at the end of string which should not be preceded by a literal dot
$--> End of input.
Demo
answered Nov 27 '18 at 10:39
Pushpesh Kumar RajwanshiPushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
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answered Nov 27 '18 at 10:39
Pushpesh Kumar RajwanshiPushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
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answered Nov 27 '18 at 10:39
Pushpesh Kumar RajwanshiPushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
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answered Nov 27 '18 at 10:39
Pushpesh Kumar RajwanshiPushpesh Kumar Rajwanshi
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What is the second regex? It is not quite clear what the rule related to
*is. I tried now with^(?!.*[.*]{2})[a-z0-9*_:-]+(?:.[a-z0-9*_:-]+)+$, no idea if you meant that.and*cannot appear next to each other (or consecutive.and*are not allowed). You say allow asterisk at the end, but you also state thattest.test.*is a no match.– Wiktor Stribiżew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
Could you clarify the criteria for your regex, please? It's not this obvious.
– reartnew
Nov 27 '18 at 9:03
@WiktorStribiżew your regex is working. Please put is as answer and I will accept it.
– Dino
Nov 27 '18 at 9:06