This is a reference post for some common RegExp (regular expressions) selectors that can be used with the jQuery.match() function. This is very handy for finding pretty much anything inside your web page text and then doing something neat with it. Also handy for validation on forms.
Learn how to use Regex with these examples:
jQuery RegExp for Numbers
//select integers only
var intRegex = /[0-9 -()+]+$/;
//match any ip address
var ipRegex = 'bd{1,3}.d{1,3}.d{1,3}.d{1,3}b';
//match number in range 0-255
var num0to255Regex = '^([01][0-9][0-9]|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$';
//match number in range 0-999
var num0to999Regex = '^([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|[1-9][0-9][0-9])$';
//match ints and floats/decimals
var floatRegex = '[-+]?([0-9]*.[0-9]+|[0-9]+)';
//Match Any number from 1 to 50 inclusive
var number1to50Regex = /(^[1-9]{1}$|^[1-4]{1}[0-9]{1}$|^50$)/gm;
jQuery RegExp for Validation
//match email address
var emailRegex = '^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+.[A-Z]{2,4}$';
//match credit card numbers
var creditCardRegex = '^(?:4[0-9]{12}(?:[0-9]{3})?|5[1-5][0-9]{14}|6(?:011|5[0-9][0-9])[0-9]{12}|3[47][0-9]{13}|3(?:0[0-5]|[68][0-9])[0-9]{11}|(?:2131|1800|35d{3})d{11})$';
//match username
var usernameRegex = '/^[a-z0-9_-]{3,16}$/';
//match password
var passwordRegex = '/^[a-z0-9_-]{6,18}$/';
//Match 8 to 15 character string with at least one upper case letter, one lower case letter, and one digit (useful for passwords).
var passwordStrengthRegex = /((?=.*d)(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z]).{8,15})/gm;
//match elements that could contain a phone number
var phoneNumber = /[0-9-()+]{3,20}/;
jQuery RegExp for Dates
//MatchDate (e.g. 21/3/2006)
var dateRegex = /(d{1,2}/d{1,2}/d{4})/gm;
//match date in format MM/DD/YYYY
var dateMMDDYYYRegex = '^(0[1-9]|1[012])[- /.](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[- /.](19|20)dd$';
//match date in format DD/MM/YYYY
var dateDDMMYYYRegex = '^(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[- /.](0[1-9]|1[012])[- /.](19|20)dd$';
jQuery RegExp for URL’s
//match a url
var urlRegex = '/^(https?://)?([da-z.-]+).([a-z.]{2,6})([/w .-]*)*/?$/';
//match a url slug (letters/numbers/hypens)
var urlslugRegex = '/^[a-z0-9-]+$/';
//match a url string (Fixes spaces and querystrings)
var urlRegex = /(https?://)?([da-z.-]+).([a-z.]{2,6})([/w.-=?]*)*/?/
jQuery RegExp for Vowels
//select vowels only var vowelRegex = /^[aeiou]/;
jQuery RegExp for Whitespace
//select whitespace
var whiteSpaceRegex = '^[ t]+';
//select whitespace and tabs
var whiteSpaceRegex = '^[ t]+|[ t]+$';
//select whitespace and linebreaks
var whiteSpaceRegex = '[ trn]';
//replace newline characters with tags
newLineToBr = function(str) { return str.replace(/(rn|[rn])/g, ''); }
jQuery RegExp for Domain Names
//match domain name (with HTTP)
var domainRegex = /(.*?)[^w{3}.]([a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,65}[a-zA-Z0-9])?.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,6}/igm;
//match domain name (www. only)
var domainRegex = /[^w{3}.]([a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,65}[a-zA-Z0-9])?.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,6}/igm;
//match domain name (alternative)
var domainRegex = /(.*?).(com|net|org|info|coop|int|com.au|co.uk|org.uk|ac.uk|)/igm;
//match sub domains: www, dev, int, stage, int.travel, stage.travel
var subDomainRegex = /(http://|https://)?(www.|dev.)?(int.|stage.)?(travel.)?(.*)+?/igm;
jQuery RegExp for Images
//Match jpg, gif or png image var imageRegex = /([^s]+(?=.(jpg|gif|png)).2)/gm; //match all images var imgTagsRegex = //ig; //match just .png images
Other Useful jQuery RegExp Examples
//match RGB (color) string
var rgbRegex = /^rgb((d+),s*(d+),s*(d+))$/;
//match hex (color) string
var hexRegex = '/^#?([a-f0-9]{6}|[a-f0-9]{3})$/';
//Match Valid hexadecimal colour code
var hexRegex = /(#?([A-Fa-f0-9]){3}(([A-Fa-f0-9]){3})?)/gm;
//match a HTML tag (v1)
var htmlTagRegex = '/^(.*)|s+/>)$/';
//match HTML Tags (v2)
var htmlTagRegex = /(]+)>)/gm;
//match /product/123456789
var productUrlRegex = '(/product/)?+[0-9]+';
//Match Letters, numbers and hyphens
var lnhRegex = /([A-Za-z0-9-]+)/gm;
//match all .js includes
var jsTagsRegex = //ig;
//match all .css includes
var cssTagsRegex = //ig;
These patterns are intended for reference purposes and many have not been extensively tested. Please use with caution and test thoroughly before use.
