From 062df76ec92e949f149b2f5d724bd7b3b30350d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nemo Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 17:58:31 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Adds language list --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e39f380..26fd766 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ # india-pincode-regex ![Packagist Version](https://img.shields.io/packagist/v/captn3m0/pincode?style=plastic) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/captn3m0/india-pincode-regex.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/captn3m0/india-pincode-regex) ![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/pincode-validator?style=plastic) ![GitHub package.json version](https://img.shields.io/github/package-json/v/captn3m0/india-pincode-regex?style=plastic) ![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/github/license/captn3m0/india-pincode-regex?style=plastic) -Validate a [Postal Index Number][wiki] for India with a few regexes and zero false-positives. The regexes are available in `regex.txt`. There is one regex per area code (the first digit of the PIN, which goes from 1-8). +Validate a [Postal Index Number][wiki] for India with a few regexes and zero false-positives. The regexes are available in `regex.txt`. There is one regex per area code (the first digit of the PIN, which goes from 1-8). Available as a package for Ruby, Python, Node.js, and browsers. ## Why? -A simple `\d{6}` approach marks a lot of invalid pincodes as valid. Out of the 900000 possible combinations, only approximately `155600` are valid pincodes in India. A simple example is `111111` which is an invalid pincode, but any simple 6 digit-check will pass it as a valid one. +A simple `\d{6}` approach marks a lot of invalid pincodes as valid. Out of the 900000 possible combinations, only approximately `155600` are valid pincodes in India. A simple example is `111111` which is an invalid pincode, but any simple 6 digit-check will pass it as a valid one. File a PR to support any other language. ## Source