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Daniel
Daniel

Reputation: 370

How do I match 09 OR 12 inside a number with regex

What is the range of | operator in a regex? and why? how can I control the range of this operator? So that it does not compare 1 digit before it with one digit after it, but 2,3 or more digits before with 2,3 or more digits after. example:

\d\d(0[1-9])|(1[0-2])\d\d

But by parentheses I mean sticking those 2 numbers together

Upvotes: 0

Views: 153

Answers (1)

Azhy
Azhy

Reputation: 706

You should use | in these () brackets, and if not it works for all the pattern, for yours the wrong was using | or OR operator without a bracket and because of that it matched all of the left part or all of the right part of the pattern:-

Yours:-

\d\d(0[1-9])|(1[0-2])\d\d

Solution:-

\d\d((0[1-9])|(1[0-2]))\d\d

Upvotes: 1

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