#===  FUNCTION  ================================================================
#         NAME: read_and_check
#  DESCRIPTION: Reads a value (see read_value) and checks it (see check_value)
#               against an arbitrary long list of Bash regular expressions
#   PARAMETERS: 1 - Prompt string for the read
#               2 - Name of variable to receive the result
#               3 - Default value (optional)
#               4..n - Valid regular expressions
#      RETURNS: Nothing
#===============================================================================
read_and_check () {
    local prompt="${1:?Usage: read_and_check prompt outputname [default] list_of_regex}"
    local outputname="${2:?Usage: read_and_check prompt outputname [default] list_of_regex}"
    local default="${3:-}"

    if ! read_value "$prompt" "$outputname" "$default"; then
        return 1
    fi
    shift 3
    until check_value "${!outputname}" "$@"
    do
        echo "Invalid input: ${!outputname}"
        if ! read_value "$prompt" "$outputname" "$default"; then
            return 1
        fi
    done

    return 0
}