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JavaScript Regular Expressions in JavaScript Validating a Form Form Validation

Posted by William Krolik
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William Krolik
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 15,092 Points

I'm using this code: /[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}/g and thought it was function. I think I may not being declaring properly.

Specifically const hexRegEx = /[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}/g

app.js 
// Type inside this function
function isValidHex(text) {
const hexRegEx = /#[0-9A-Fa-f]{5}/g;
}

const hex = document.getElementById("hex");
const body = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];

hex.addEventListener("input", e => {
  const text = e.target.value;
  const valid = isValidHex(text);
  if (valid) {
    body.style.backgroundColor = "rgb(176, 208, 168)";
  } else {
    body.style.backgroundColor = "rgb(189, 86, 86)";
  }
});
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
</head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />

<body>
    <div id="content">
        <p>Enter a valid hex value below to make the screen turn green.</p>
        <input type="text" id="hex">
    </div>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
</body>

</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You're very close, here's a few hints:

  • the number of characters allowed in question title differs from the code block, be sure to use the right one
  • make sure the color code spans the whole string (from the start to the end)
  • you won't need the "g" option