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Niklas R
Niklas R

Reputation: 16870

PHP RegExp: Validate date (or "RegExp must match exactly")

I want to match a date-format in PHP using a regular expression. To keep it simple, it can be extended later anyway, the regex should also match 2012-30-60 (which is not a valid date).

My expression is the following: "/\s*\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\s*/i". Using preg_match works fine, but it also matches dates that have preceding and appending characters, like "Hello 2012-09-01 Goodbye."

How can I make the regex to match only when the expression matches the whole string?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 138

Answers (2)

Phil
Phil

Reputation: 851

Try adding ^ and $ at beginning and end of your regexp

"/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/i"

Upvotes: 1

Majiy
Majiy

Reputation: 1920

"/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/i"

^ means "begin of string/line"

$ means "end of string/line"

Upvotes: 2

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