There are a variety of tasks that regular expressions can be used for in regards to input validation and file parsing. Some of the most common expressions are often hard to remember because of the power and options available. Here is a list of commonly used regular expressions:
| Use | Expression |
| Social Security Number | \d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4} |
| US Phone Number | ((\(\d{3}\) ?)|(\d{3}-))?\d{3}-\d{4} |
| US Postal Code | \d{5}(-\d{4})? |
| Internet EMail Address | [\w-]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]+ |
| Internet URL | http://([\w-]\.)+[\w-](/[\w- ./?%=]*)? |
| Simple Password (digit) | ^(?=.*\d).{4,8}$ |
| Advanced Password (upper, lower, digit) | ^(?=.*\d)(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z]).{4,8}$ |
| Common File masks | ^(.+)\\(.+)\.(.+) |
| Major Credit Card | \d{4}-?\d{4}-?\d{4}-?\d{4} |
Reference:
ASP alliance
