Logical "or" with RegularExpressions

[Guest]

Is there a Regular Expression that matches either an
integer [0-9]+ OR some letters [a-zA-Z]+ followed by a
COMMA followed by some letters [a-zA-Z]+

That is, for example, either 12345 OR aBc,xyZ

???

 

[Carl Prothman [MVP]]

Is there a Regular Expression that matches either an
integer [0-9]+ OR some letters [a-zA-Z]+ followed by a
COMMA followed by some letters [a-zA-Z]+
That is, for example, either 12345 OR aBc,xyZ

Check out the following web site for examples:
http://www.regexlib.com/

Also, here is a cheat sheet for Regular Expressions
http://www.regexlib.com/CheatSheet.htm

 

[mg]

I wasn't able to get an answer from the Web sites
suggested vbelow.

Does anyone have a solution to my specific OR question?

-----Original Message-----

Is there a Regular Expression that matches either an
integer [0-9]+ OR some letters [a-zA-Z]+ followed by a
COMMA followed by some letters [a-zA-Z]+
That is, for example, either 12345 OR aBc,xyZ

Check out the following web site for examples:
http://www.regexlib.com/

Also, here is a cheat sheet for Regular Expressions
http://www.regexlib.com/CheatSheet.htm

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Thanks,
Carl Prothman
Microsoft ASP.NET MVP


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[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

The pipe character (|) is used for OR. I'm still learning regular
expressions, but here's a stab at it:

^[0-9]+$|^[a-zA-Z]+[,]{1}[a-zA-Z]+$

Basically it says, "Any character in 0 to 9 OR any letter (upper or lower
case) as many times as you like but must be followed by a comma and then
more letters."

BTW, a great tool for working these out is Regular Expression Workbench
which is free here:

http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/...mpleGuid=C712F2DF-B026-4D58-8961-4EE2729D7322

Let us know?