reg expresion validate username code example

Example: username validation

<html>
<head>
	<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form method="post" action="">
	username:<input type="text"  id="name" onkeyup="validation()">
	</form>
</body>
<script type="text/javascript">
	function validation(){
	var username=document.getElementById("name").value;///get id with value 
	var usernamepattern=/^[A-Za-z .]{3,15}$/;////Regular expression
	if(usernamepattern.test(username))
	{
		document.getElementById("name").style.backgroundColor='yellow';
    }
    else
    {
    	document.getElementById("name").style.backgroundColor='red'; }
	}

</script>
</html>