Hi,
I would like to check whether a given text begins with some currency symbols, like $€£¥. how to achieve that using regex
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A:
Depending on your language, but something like ^[\$€£¥].*
[] is a character group matching one of the characters inside.
You might have to write \$ because the $-sign has sometimes special meaning in regexps.
.* matches "everything else" (except a newline).
Edit: After re-reading your question: If you really want to match some currency symbols (maybe more than one), try ^[\$€£¥]+.*
phimuemue
2010-07-27 15:35:06
Don't forget the ^ to indicate start of text, and a currency value will typically only have one currency symbol
Mark Baker
2010-07-27 15:35:56
You missed "^" at the beggining because @Sri wants to know if that chars in begining of the text
antyrat
2010-07-27 15:37:26
Thank you, I added `^`, and yep, you're correct, that a currency value usually has just one currency symbol, but Sri just wanted to check whether a string begins with a currency symbol.
phimuemue
2010-07-27 15:38:15
@phim: inside character classes `$` doesn't require escaping.
SilentGhost
2010-07-27 15:38:32
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A:
Which regex flavor? If it's one that supports Unicode properties, you can use this:
^\p{Sc}
(I didn't add quotes or regex delimiters because I don't know which flavor you're using.)
Alan Moore
2010-07-27 19:33:28