/**
* Validates currencies with any given symbols by @jameslouiz
* Symbols can be optional or required. Symbols required by default
*
* Usage examples:
* currency: ["£", false] - Use false for soft currency validation
* currency: ["$", false]
* currency: ["RM", false] - also works with text based symbols such as "RM" - Malaysia Ringgit etc
*
* <input class="currencyInput" name="currencyInput">
*
* Soft symbol checking
* currencyInput: {
* currency: ["$", false]
* }
*
* Strict symbol checking (default)
* currencyInput: {
* currency: "$"
* //OR
* currency: ["$", true]
* }
*
* Multiple Symbols
* currencyInput: {
* currency: "$,£,¢"
* }
*/
$.validator.addMethod( "currency", function( value, element, param ) {
var isParamString = typeof param === "string",
symbol = isParamString ? param : param[ 0 ],
soft = isParamString ? true : param[ 1 ],
regex;
symbol = symbol.replace( /,/g, "" );
symbol = soft ? symbol + "]" : symbol + "]?";
regex = "^[" + symbol + "([1-9]{1}[0-9]{0,2}(\\,[0-9]{3})*(\\.[0-9]{0,2})?|[1-9]{1}[0-9]{0,}(\\.[0-9]{0,2})?|0(\\.[0-9]{0,2})?|(\\.[0-9]{1,2})?)$";
regex = new RegExp( regex );
return this.optional( element ) || regex.test( value );
}, "Please specify a valid currency" );
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