RegExpr to detect integers

[WojTec]

Oh, I understand. I simply thought that it is possible with regex. Thanks a lot!

[SProske]

You could use the following RegEx for a positive check:

Code:

(?<!\.|\,|\d)([-+]?\d+)(?!\d*[\.|\,]\d*)

https://regex101.com/r/yU2vY2/1

[WojTec]

Thanks

BTW: what mean ?<! ?!, because there are not literal symbols I think? Something like 'can't be behind string looking for' or 'con't start with'?

[SProske]

(?<!XXX) is a negative lookbehind, it checks, that there is nothing fitting XXX directly before the captured string.
In your case it checks, that there is no ".", "," or any number.
(?!XXX) is a negative lookahead, it checks, that there is nothing fitting XXX directly behind the captured string.
In your case it checks, that there is not any amount (including 0) of numbers followed by "." or "," followed by any amount (including 0) of numbers

For further information you might check: http://www.regular-expressions.info/lookaround.html

E:
Just a little improvement on the regex:

Code:

(?<!\.|\,|\d)([-+]?\d+)(?!\d*[\.|\,]\d+)

The one before failed on: "My favourite number is 7."
This one captures a number, that is followed by a "." or "," but not a number again.