regexp

[Anon]

my regexp currently looks like this:
"([0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2} (AM|PM))"

which will match:
11:32 PM
or
09:03 AM

but

it also matches-
03:23 AMblahblahlblahblah

how can i fix this?

[basim]

I tried your regex in a test script that I am currently using to test some of my own regex. (see my post in today). To match the AM|PM so that it is always at the end, you can put it in a statement like (AM|PM)$. This way it can only match 2 characters.

I hope this helps. BTW, your regex matches values like 25:00 and 19:66

I used a simple regex like this for times such as 2358 or 0900

([01][0-9]|[2][0-3])[0-5][0-9]

I would suggest the following for yourself

"([01][0-9]|[2][0-3]):[0-5][0-9] (AM|PM)$"

[Anon]

thanks a lot =)

[Anon]

so what exactly does the "$" at the end signify? that the previous element does not repeat? or a space?

[basim]

it means to match at the end of the string if you are using POSIX regex

Defintion:

The Match-end-of-line Operator ($)
This operator can match the empty string either at the end of the string or before a newline character in the string. Thus, it is said to anchor the pattern to the end of a line.

It is always represented by $'. For example,foo$' usually matches, e.g., foo' and, e.g., the first three characters offoo\nbar'.

Its interaction with the syntax bits and pattern buffer fields is exactly the dual of `^''s; see the previous section. (That is, "beginning" becomes "end", "next" becomes "previous", and "after" becomes "before".)