Question

hi i am using jquery validation plugin , i want to add a validation to my price field ,

the only available are numbers 0-9 , comma , dot

1000
1000.00
1,000.00

should be available please help . this is my function

    var x=$("#form").validate({                     

        rules: {
            price: {
                custom_number: true
            }
        },

        messages: {

        }

    }); 

$.validator.addMethod("custom_number", function(value, element) {
    return this.optional(element) || value === "NA" ||
        value.match(/^[0-9,\+-]+$/);
}, "Please enter a valid number");

i want to add my expression here value.match(/^[0-9,\+-]+$/)

thanks………………………….

Answer 1

Here is the RegExp that should work:

^[1-9]\d{0,2}(?:\d+|(?:,\d{3})*)(?:\.\d{2})?$

Here you can test it against various strings.