Regex for multiple MAC addresses separated by comma?

I would like to know the correct regex for matching multiple MAC addresses separated my any delimiter, such as a comma. 开发者_StackOverflow社区

The regex for a single MAC address would be: ^([0-9a-fA-F]{2}[:-]){5}[0-9a-fA-F]{2}$.

So for multiple MAC addresses delimited by comma, i figured ^(([0-9a-fA-F]{2}[:-]){5}[0-9a-fA-F]{2},?)){+}$ would do the trick.

Where am i going wrong? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Edit: Some people have asked about what went wrong. Well, simply put, the regex does not work. Let us say i enter a single (valid) MAC address, it is flagged as an invalid MAC address. Same goes for multiple MAC addresses delimited by comma.

The regex is needed for a validator for a textbox on an ASP .NET page. If more details are needed, let me know.

^([0-9a-fA-F]{2}[:-]){5}[0-9a-fA-F]{2}(,([0-9a-fA-F]{2}[:-]){5}[0-9a-fA-F]{2})*$

See Regex for Comma delimited list for details about making a regex to match a delimited list. Basically you need to put the regex for a MAC address followed by a group containing a comma and the regex for a MAC address that is matched zero or more times. In your attempted solution the comma is completely optional.

Try this ^([0-9a-fA-F]{2}[:-]){5}[0-9a-fA-F]{2}(,([0-9a-fA-F]{2}[:-]){5}[0-9a-fA-F]{2})+

^(?:((?:[a-fA-F0-9]{2}[-:]){5}(?:[a-fA-F0-9]{2}))(?:,|$)))+$

This ensures the octets is delimited by : or -. No spaces or other characters are allowed. The first group will capture all the mac addresses. The match will capture the whole string, or fail to match if it isn't valid.