Integer size

[Beany]

Hi,

what function can i use to ensure that a user can only enter a integer consisting of five digits and no more? Is there a function for this?

checked perldoc but couldnt find what im looking for..

regards

[KevinADC]

There is no function although there are probably modules that provide a function you could use to validate the user input. You can use a regexp:

unless ($var =~ /^\d{5}$/) {
   print "No good, too many or too few digits\n";
}

[Beany]

thanks for this,

im not at the level at the moment to understand the example you have provided...

can you please explain this bit ($var =~ /^\d{5}$/)...

thanks

[KevinADC]

$var is the string with the digits
=~ is the binding operator
/ is the beginning of regexp delimiter
^ is the beginning of string anchor
\d is a digit
{5} is a quantifier meaning exactly 5
$ is the end of string anchor
/ is the end of regexp delimiter

google for some perl regular expressions tutorials. Regular expressions can take a long time to learn, they are definetly one of the harder things to lean in any language that supports them. The one I posted though is very basic and using nothing I would consider advanced for a regexp.