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[bryanfl100]

The script below is just a small section of the script but what I wanted was to know is how to make the /Dell/; also equal to other values such as /Dell|Optiplex/; and /Dell|Dimensions/; etc:

<script>
function look_$data[computer.id](s){
var regex = /Dell/;
if (regex.test(s)) {
var look = 1;
} else {
var look = 0;
}

 

[BabyJeffy]

I wrote a small test function that shows how you might do something similar:

function testFunc(pStr, pRexp) {
	var regex = /Dell/; /* the default regexp */
	if (pRexp) regex = new RegExp(pRexp,'gi');
	if (regex.test(pStr)) { 
		var look = 1; 
	} else { 
		var look = 0; 
	}
	return look;
}

alert(testFunc('Test string','Dell|Mac')); /* alerts 0 */
alert(testFunc('Test Dell string','Dell|Mac')); /* alerts 1 */
alert(testFunc('Test Mac string','Dell|Mac')); /* alerts 1 */

alert(testFunc('Test string','Dell|Optiplex')); /* alerts 0 */

The code takes an optional second parameter that contains the regular expression to apply. If the second parameter is not passed, then it defaults to the predefined regexp.

Cheers,
Jeff

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[bryanfl100]

Well the problem is that there are thousands of combinations for /Dell/. Is there a substiution expression for it to understand /Dell|any-other-combination/?

 

[bryanfl100]

Here is an example of what I am trying to do, this code gives me an error:

var regex = /(Dell[a-z][A-Z][0-9])+/;

 

[tsuji]

Try this.
[tt]var regex=/^Dell(\|(Optiplex|Dimensions)){0,1}$/i;[/tt]

It would validate Dell, or Dell|Optiplex, or Dell|Dimensions (with an s, are your sure?). If you want to add precision say, it would be this.

[tt]var regex=/^Dell(\|(Optiplex|Dimensions|Precision)){0,1}$/i;[/tt]

etc. But it you think you can sit back and have something general to validate all models, then no.