regex for latitude and longitude

match latitude-longitude value

^((\-?|\+?)?\d+(\.\d+)?),\s*((\-?|\+?)?\d+(\.\d+)?)$
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+90.0, -127.554334 45, 180 -90.000, -180.0 20,80 47.1231231, 179.99999999 -90., -180. 045, 180

Latitude and longitude values are usually found comma seperated to denote a location on the globe

This would work for any comma-separated values that can optionally have + or - as prefix.


Cheatsheet

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by geon