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Regex match any of the words separated by slashes

I need to develop a validation pattern for catching any kind from:

pdf/csv/xlsx

select any separate word is simple:

(pdf|csv|xlsx).

However, I need to check that any combination with them separated by slash is fine as well.

For example, correct flow:

pdf/csv/xlsx
pdf
pdf/csv
csv/xlsx
xlsx
pdf/xlsx

Incorrect:

test
incorrect
doc
Solution

  • You may use this regex:

    ^(?:pdf|csv|xlsx?)(?:/(?:pdf|csv|xlsx?))*$

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