human's height,weight validation in asp.net

Question

I am trying to make a height (person height) and weight validation.

Height should look something like this: 5'11"

Anything in any other different format should show up as wrong.

What should I use for ValidationExpression?

and onee more question "[10-200].(1[0-1]|\d)" is this correct for weight validation

Answer 1

A simple regex for sensible height in feet/inches would be:

[2-7]'(1[01]|\d)(''|")

For an ASP.NET ValidationExpression, it would be something like:

<asp:RegularExpressionValidator id="myHeightRegex" runat="server"
                                ControlToValidate="txtName"
                                ValidationExpression="[2-7]'(1[0-1]|\d)(''|\")"
                                ErrorMessage="Invalid Height" Display="Dynamic" />

Answer 2

Switch to metric :-)

180 cm or even 1803 mm if you want accuracy

Much simpler and compatible with the rest of the ENTIRE world

Answer 3

why not just use two fields and make sure the values are both integers withing a certain range (range validator) (inches field could be blank) - then you don't have to mess with regular expressions all day.