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JavaScript: Check a given value contains alpha, dash and underscore

JavaScript validation with regular expression: Exercise-20 with Solution

Write a JavaScript function to check if a given value contains alpha, a dash and an underscore.

Visual Presentation:

JavaScript: Check a given value contains alpha, dash and underscore

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

function is_alphaDash(str)
{
 regexp = /^[a-z0-9_\-]+$/i;
  
        if (regexp.test(str))
          {
            return true;
          }
        else
          {
            return false;
          }
}

console.log(is_alphaDash('12-133'));

console.log(is_alphaDash('100_23'));

Output:

true
true

Flowchart:

Flowchart: JavaScript- Check a given value contains alpha, dash and underscore

Live Demo:

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