AngularJs text input field regular expression

Question

Currently, I use the following expression for my ngPattern attribute: /[^*]/ meaning that any input is allowed but it has to contain at least one char different from *. Now, additional requirement arose - the input has to be numeric only.

Is there any possibility to combine these two requirements in one single regular expression? I just can't get it... Or should I move the condition check to my controller, where I would apply two regular expressions consecutively, programmatically.

Answer 1

Do you want the input to be numeric, but * is also allowed? If so, this will do the trick:

<input type="text" ng-pattern="[1-9\*]*">

In general, you can do most stuff in regex, so there is no need to take it to the controller.

Answer 2

OK, I asked a colleague of mine today. Here is the right solution: /[\\d*]*\\d[\\d*]*/