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Javascript - Singapore NRIC Validator
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function nricValidator(nricInput) { | |
// validation rules | |
const nricRegex = /(\D)(\d{7})(\D)/; | |
const nricTypeRegex = /S|T|F|G/; | |
const weightArr = [2, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2]; | |
const nricLetterST = ['J', 'Z', 'I', 'H', 'G', 'F', 'E', 'D', 'C', 'B', 'A']; | |
const nricLetterFG = ['X', 'W', 'U', 'T', 'R', 'Q', 'P', 'N', 'M', 'L', 'K']; | |
// set nric to all uppercase to remove case sensitivity | |
const nric = nricInput.toUpperCase(); | |
// returns false if it false basic validation | |
if (!nricRegex.exec(nric)) { | |
return false; | |
} | |
// get nric type | |
const nricArr = nric.match(nricRegex); | |
const nricType = nricArr[1]; | |
// returns false if it false basic validation | |
if (!nricTypeRegex.exec(nricType)) { | |
return false; | |
} | |
// multiply each digit in the nric number by it's weight in order | |
const nricDigitsArr = nricArr[2].split(''); | |
let total = 0; | |
for (let i = 0; i < nricDigitsArr.length; i++) { | |
total += parseInt(nricDigitsArr[i]) * weightArr[i] ; | |
} | |
// if the nric type is T or G, add 4 to the total | |
if (['T', 'G'].indexOf(nricType) >= 0) { | |
total += 4; | |
} | |
// check last letter of nric for local | |
const letterIndex = total % 11; | |
const nricLetter = nricArr[3]; | |
if (['S', 'T'].indexOf(nricType) >= 0) { | |
return nricLetterST[letterIndex] === nricLetter; | |
} | |
// check last letter of nric for foreigners | |
return nricLetterFG[letterIndex] === nricLetter; | |
} |
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