Regex for numeric range from negative numbers?

Question

I want to validate a number using regex.. the condition is number can be from any negative 3 digit values to positive 3 digit.. but cannot be zero.

can someone please he

Answer 1

Assuming you are dealing with whole integers, and your number don't mix with other texts, you can try this

^-?[1-9][0-9]{0,2}$

I agree with Anon, it is much better to read the String, and convert it to int to do the comparison, if you have predictable inputs.