Create regex validator for IDs like "--id"

Question

I have a list of IDs that look like <car>-<model>-id, for example:

truck-silverado-id truck-big-ranger-id compact-civic-id

I'm trying to make a regex express to validate the ID. My validation is matching non-ids. Can anyone assist? Here is what I have so far (reduced options for simplicity):

/(truck|truck-big|compact)(-(silverado|ranger|civic)-id)?/gi

Add anchors, see `^(truck|truck-big|compact)(-(silverado|ranger|civic)-id)?$` at https://regex101.com/r/iYufAC/1 — Wiktor Stribiżew, Jul 17 '21 at 21:31
Is the regexp actually reflecting the `-id` being mandatory? I think you would like `(truck|truck-big|compact)(-(silverado|ranger|civic)?)-id` — user776686, Jul 17 '21 at 21:36
Thanks guys, yep the `-id` is mandatory. I think the anchors will work — Kevin Danikowski, Jul 17 '21 at 21:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 20 '21 at 02:19

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Expanding the suggestions into an answer, you need anchors on the regex, and you need to make -id required.

/^(truck|truck-big|compact)(-(silverado|ranger|civic))?-id$/gi

answered Jul 20 '21 at 02:19

Create regex validator for IDs like "--id"

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