numbers_again.js

/*

3 - Numbers Again (17/1/2020)

Write an expression that matches only JavaScript-style numbers. It must support an optional minus or plus sign in front of the number, the decimal dot, and exponent notation—5e-3 or 1E10—again with an optional sign in front of the exponent. Also note that it is not necessary for there to be digits in front of or after the dot, but the number cannot be a dot alone. That is, .5 and 5. are valid JavaScript numbers, but a lone dot isn’t.
 
*/

// NOTE: My answer to this question (`number` regex) gets the job done but is not perfect.
// A better solution is provided at the Official Site @ 'https://eloquentjavascript.net/code/#9.3'.

// Fill in this regular expression.
let number = /^([.]\d+|\d+[.]|[+-]?\d+|\d+[.]\d+|\d[.]?\d*[eE][-+]?\d+)$/;

// Tests:
for (let str of ["1", "-1", "+15", "1.55", ".5", "5.",
                 "1.3e2", "1E-4", "1e+12"]) {
  if (!number.test(str)) {
    console.log(`Failed to match '${str}'`);
  }
}
for (let str of ["1a", "+-1", "1.2.3", "1+1", "1e4.5",
                 ".5.", "1f5", "."]) {
  if (number.test(str)) {
    console.log(`Incorrectly accepted '${str}'`);
  }
}