Regex to validate date format dd/mm/yyyy

Question

I need to validate a date string for the format dd/mm/yyyy with a regular expresssion.

This regex validates dd/mm/yyyy, but not the invalid

Answer 1

try this.

^(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[- /.](0[1-9]|1[012])[- /.](19|20)\d\d$

you can test regular expression at http://www.regular-expressions.info/javascriptexample.html easily.