Accept YYYY-MM-DD but not a completely empty input

Question

I am attemtping to do validation via HTML5 pattern and regex. I want to only accept dates in the YYYY-MM-DD format. I tried to find one, and I found this: ([12]\d{3}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])). However, when I test it, it accepts an empty input.

Could someone help me fix this please?

Thanks.

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Add `required`. – Wiktor Stribiżew Apr 24 '19 at 17:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 24 '19 at 17:29

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This RegEx might help you to match your inputs:

[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}

answered Apr 24 '19 at 17:29

Emma

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That doesn't work. – I T Apr 24 '19 at 17:31
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That pattern is a lot less restrictive than the OP's pattern. – The fourth bird Apr 24 '19 at 17:33
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@Emma It turns out it didn't work because of the space you added. But as mentioned, this isn't as restrictive. Thanks anyway. – I T Apr 24 '19 at 17:35

Accept YYYY-MM-DD but not a completely empty input

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