title: Regex for date pattern?
body: <p>Trying to write a regex expression in C# that accepts any/all of the following:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>02/01/1968</li>
  <li>2/01/1968</li>
  <li>2/1/1968</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>(This question is somewhat different then other similar questions in that this is to be a single word, in mm/dd/yyyy format. Only the pattern is needed without verification as to its possibility. i.e., 99/99/9999 is o.k.)</p>
  
  <p>I am getting nowhere fast. Here is as far as I've gotten (which only recognizes 02/01/1968):</p>
  
  <pre><code>Regex regex = new Regex(@"^\d{2}/\d{2}/\d{4}$",RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace);
  Match x = regex.Match(birthdate);
  if (x.Success == false) return;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks for any help. (An explanation with the regex would be most appreciated).</p>