diff --git a/cfg/posix.cfg b/cfg/posix.cfg
index dfeae81e1..498c064d3 100644
--- a/cfg/posix.cfg
+++ b/cfg/posix.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <def>
-  <function name="usleep">   <noreturn>false</noreturn> <arg nr="1"><not-bool/><valid>0-999999</valid></arg>  </function>
+  <function name="usleep">   <noreturn>false</noreturn> <arg nr="1"><not-bool/><valid>0:999999</valid></arg>  </function>
   <function name="_exit">    <noreturn>true</noreturn>                                                        </function>
   <function name="closedir"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <arg nr="1"><not-bool/><not-uninit/><not-null/></arg> </function>
 
diff --git a/cfg/std.cfg b/cfg/std.cfg
index 38c43ccbe..04f5403a5 100644
--- a/cfg/std.cfg
+++ b/cfg/std.cfg
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <noreturn>false</noreturn>
         <leak-ignore/>
         <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-        <arg nr="2"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+        <arg nr="2"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
         <arg nr="3"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="floor"><noreturn>false</noreturn><leak-ignore/><arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg></function>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   <function name="fputc">
        <noreturn>false</noreturn>
        <leak-ignore/>
-       <arg nr="1"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+       <arg nr="1"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
        <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="fputs">
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         <noreturn>false</noreturn>
         <leak-ignore/>
         <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-        <arg nr="2"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+        <arg nr="2"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
         <arg nr="3"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="ftell">
@@ -115,18 +115,18 @@
   <function name="getenv"><noreturn>false</noreturn><leak-ignore/><arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg></function>
   <function name="gets"><noreturn>false</noreturn><leak-ignore/><arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg></function>
   <function name="gmtime"><noreturn>false</noreturn><leak-ignore/><arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg></function>
-  <function name="isalnum"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="isalpha"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="isblank"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="iscntrl"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="isdigit"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="isgraph"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="islower"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="isprint"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="ispunct"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="isspace"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="isupper"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="isxdigit"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="isalnum"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="isalpha"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="isblank"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="iscntrl"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="isdigit"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="isgraph"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="islower"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="isprint"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="ispunct"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="isspace"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="isupper"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/>  <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="isxdigit"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
   <function name="labs"><noreturn>false</noreturn><leak-ignore/><arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg></function>
   <function name="ldexp">
        <noreturn>false</noreturn>
@@ -154,36 +154,36 @@
         <noreturn>false</noreturn>
         <leak-ignore/>
         <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-        <arg nr="2"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
-        <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+        <arg nr="2"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
+        <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="memcmp">
         <noreturn>false</noreturn>
         <leak-ignore/>
         <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
         <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-        <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+        <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="memcpy">
         <noreturn>false</noreturn>
         <leak-ignore/>
         <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
 	    <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-		<arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+		<arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="memmove">
 	  <noreturn>false</noreturn>
 	  <leak-ignore/>
 	  <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
 	  <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-	  <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+	  <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="memset">
 	  <noreturn>false</noreturn>
 	  <leak-ignore/>
 	  <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
 	  <arg nr="2"><not-uninit/></arg>	
-	  <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+	  <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="mktime"><noreturn>false</noreturn><leak-ignore/><arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg></function>
   <function name="modf">
@@ -206,18 +206,18 @@
   <function name="putc">
        <noreturn>false</noreturn>
        <leak-ignore/>
-       <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+       <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
        <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="putchar">
        <noreturn>false</noreturn>
        <leak-ignore/>
-       <arg nr="1"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+       <arg nr="1"><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="puts">
        <noreturn>false</noreturn>
        <leak-ignore/>
-       <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+       <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="realloc"><noreturn>false</noreturn><arg nr="2"><not-uninit/></arg></function>
   <function name="remove"><noreturn>false</noreturn><leak-ignore/><arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg></function>
@@ -260,25 +260,25 @@
   <function name="strcpy">  <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> </function>
   <function name="strdup">  <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> </function>
   <function name="strlen">  <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> </function>
-  <function name="strncpy"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="strncat"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="strncmp"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="strncpy"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="strncat"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="strncmp"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg> </function>
   <function name="strstr">  <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> </function>
   <function name="strspn">  <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> </function>
   <function name="strerror"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/></function>
   <function name="strcspn">  <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> </function>
   <function name="strcoll"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> </function>
 
-  <function name="strtol">   <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2-36</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="strtoll">  <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2-36</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="strtoul">  <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2-36</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="strtoull"> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2-36</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="tolower"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="toupper"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><valid>0-255</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="wcstol">   <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2-36</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="wcstoll">  <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2-36</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="wcstoul">  <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2-36</valid></arg> </function>
-  <function name="wcstoull"> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2-36</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="strtol">   <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2:36</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="strtoll">  <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2:36</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="strtoul">  <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2:36</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="strtoull"> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2:36</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="tolower"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="toupper"> <noreturn>false</noreturn> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="1"><valid>0:255</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="wcstol">   <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2:36</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="wcstoll">  <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2:36</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="wcstoul">  <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2:36</valid></arg> </function>
+  <function name="wcstoull"> <leak-ignore/> <arg nr="3"><valid>0,2:36</valid></arg> </function>
 
 
   <function name="wprintf">  <noreturn>false</noreturn> <formatstr/>  <arg nr="1"><formatstr/></arg> </function>
diff --git a/cfg/windows.cfg b/cfg/windows.cfg
index 340e99282..f2319ea1b 100644
--- a/cfg/windows.cfg
+++ b/cfg/windows.cfg
@@ -185,41 +185,41 @@
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
     <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="RtlCopyBytes">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
     <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="RtlCopyMemory">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
     <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="RtlEqualMemory">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
     <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="RtlFillBytes">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
     <arg nr="3"><not-uninit/></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="RtlFillMemory">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
     <arg nr="3"><not-uninit/></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="RtlMoveMemory">
@@ -227,25 +227,25 @@
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
     <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="RtlSecureZeroMemory">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="RtlZeroBytes">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="RtlZeroMemory">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
 
   <function name="CopyMemory">
@@ -253,13 +253,13 @@
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
     <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="FillMemory">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
     <arg nr="3"><not-uninit/></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="MoveMemory">
@@ -267,19 +267,19 @@
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
     <arg nr="2"><not-null/><not-uninit/></arg>
-    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="3"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="SecureZeroMemory">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
   <function name="ZeroMemory">
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
     <arg nr="1"><not-null/></arg>
-    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0-</valid></arg>
+    <arg nr="2"><not-bool/><valid>0:</valid></arg>
   </function>
 
   <function name="KeBugCheck">
diff --git a/lib/library.cpp b/lib/library.cpp
index da14983ac..aa7441bba 100644
--- a/lib/library.cpp
+++ b/lib/library.cpp
@@ -181,19 +181,24 @@ Library::Error Library::load(const tinyxml2::XMLDocument &doc)
                         else if (strcmp(argnode->Name(), "valid") == 0) {
                             // Validate the validation expression
                             const char *p = argnode->GetText();
-                            if (*p == '-')
-                                ++p;
-                            if (!std::isdigit(*p))
-                                return Error(BAD_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, argnode->GetText());
+                            bool error = false;
+                            bool range = false;
                             for (; *p; p++) {
                                 if (std::isdigit(*p))
-                                    continue;
-                                if (*p == '-' && std::isdigit(*(p-1)))
-                                    continue;
-                                if (*p == ',' && *(p+1) != ',')
-                                    continue;
-                                return Error(BAD_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, argnode->GetText());
+                                    error |= (*(p+1) == '-');
+                                else if (*p == ':')
+                                    error |= range;
+                                else if (*p == '-')
+                                    error |= (!std::isdigit(*(p+1)));
+                                else if (*p == ',')
+                                    range = false;
+                                else
+                                    error = true;
+
+                                range |= (*p == ':');
                             }
+                            if (error)
+                                return Error(BAD_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, argnode->GetText());
 
                             // Set validation expression
                             valid = argnode->GetText();
@@ -337,18 +342,20 @@ bool Library::isargvalid(const std::string &functionName, int argnr, const MathL
     TokenList tokenList(0);
     std::istringstream istr(ac->valid + ',');
     tokenList.createTokens(istr,"");
-    if (Token::Match(tokenList.front(), "- %num% -")) {
-        tokenList.front()->str("-" + tokenList.front()->strAt(1));
-        tokenList.front()->deleteNext();
+    for (Token *tok = tokenList.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
+        if (Token::Match(tok,"- %num%")) {
+            tok->str("-" + tok->strAt(1));
+            tok->deleteNext();
+        }
     }
     for (const Token *tok = tokenList.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
         if (tok->isNumber() && argvalue == MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->str()))
             return true;
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%num% - %num%") && argvalue >= MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->str()) && argvalue <= MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->strAt(2)))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%num% : %num%") && argvalue >= MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->str()) && argvalue <= MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->strAt(2)))
             return true;
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%num% - ,") && argvalue >= MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->str()))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%num% : ,") && argvalue >= MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->str()))
             return true;
-        if ((!tok->previous() || tok->previous()->str() == ",") && Token::Match(tok,"- %num%") && argvalue <= MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->strAt(1)))
+        if ((!tok->previous() || tok->previous()->str() == ",") && Token::Match(tok,": %num%") && argvalue <= MathLib::toLongNumber(tok->strAt(1)))
             return true;
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/test/testlibrary.cpp b/test/testlibrary.cpp
index f580f3368..4bb96b65a 100644
--- a/test/testlibrary.cpp
+++ b/test/testlibrary.cpp
@@ -112,9 +112,11 @@ private:
         const char xmldata[] = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
                                "<def>\n"
                                "  <function name=\"foo\">\n"
-                               "    <arg nr=\"1\"><valid>1-</valid></arg>\n"
-                               "    <arg nr=\"2\"><valid>-7-0</valid></arg>\n"
-                               "    <arg nr=\"3\"><valid>1-5,8</valid></arg>\n"
+                               "    <arg nr=\"1\"><valid>1:</valid></arg>\n"
+                               "    <arg nr=\"2\"><valid>-7:0</valid></arg>\n"
+                               "    <arg nr=\"3\"><valid>1:5,8</valid></arg>\n"
+                               "    <arg nr=\"4\"><valid>-1,5</valid></arg>\n"
+                               "    <arg nr=\"5\"><valid>:1,5</valid></arg>\n"
                                "  </function>\n"
                                "</def>";
         tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
@@ -145,6 +147,15 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, library.isargvalid("foo", 3, 7));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true,  library.isargvalid("foo", 3, 8));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, library.isargvalid("foo", 3, 9));
+
+        // -1,5
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, library.isargvalid("foo", 4, -10));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true,  library.isargvalid("foo", 4, -1));
+
+        // :1,5
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true,  library.isargvalid("foo", 5, -10));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true,  library.isargvalid("foo", 5, 1));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, library.isargvalid("foo", 5, 2));
     }
 
     void memory() const {
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 40e640c12..ca6a915a4 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ private:
         if (posix) {
             const char cfg[] = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
                                "<def>\n"
-                               "  <function name=\"usleep\"> <arg nr=\"1\"><valid>0-999999</valid></arg> </function>\n"
+                               "  <function name=\"usleep\"> <arg nr=\"1\"><valid>0:999999</valid></arg> </function>\n"
                                "</def>";
             tinyxml2::XMLDocument xmldoc;
             xmldoc.Parse(cfg, sizeof(cfg));
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ private:
         const char cfg[] = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
                            "<def>\n"
                            "  <function name=\"memset\"> <arg nr=\"3\"><not-bool/></arg> </function>\n"
-                           "  <function name=\"strtol\"> <arg nr=\"3\"><valid>0,2-36</valid></arg> </function>\n"
+                           "  <function name=\"strtol\"> <arg nr=\"3\"><valid>0,2:36</valid></arg> </function>\n"
                            "</def>";
         tinyxml2::XMLDocument xmldoc;
         xmldoc.Parse(cfg, sizeof(cfg));
@@ -794,10 +794,10 @@ private:
         TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("error", "", errout.str());
 
         invalidFunctionUsage("int f() { strtol(a,b,sizeof(a)!=12); }");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (error) Invalid strtol() argument nr 3. The value is 0 or 1 (comparison result) but the valid values are '0,2-36'.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (error) Invalid strtol() argument nr 3. The value is 0 or 1 (comparison result) but the valid values are '0,2:36'.\n", errout.str());
 
         invalidFunctionUsage("int f() { strtol(a,b,1); }");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (error) Invalid strtol() argument nr 3. The value is 1 but the valid values are '0,2-36'.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (error) Invalid strtol() argument nr 3. The value is 1 but the valid values are '0,2:36'.\n", errout.str());
 
         invalidFunctionUsage("int f() { strtol(a,b,10); }");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
@@ -7156,12 +7156,12 @@ private:
         check("void f(){\n"
               "usleep(1000000);\n"
               "}",nullptr,false,false,true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (error) Invalid usleep() argument nr 1. The value is 1000000 but the valid values are '0-999999'.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (error) Invalid usleep() argument nr 1. The value is 1000000 but the valid values are '0:999999'.\n", errout.str());
 
         check("void f(){\n"
               "usleep(1000001);\n"
               "}",nullptr,false,false,true);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (error) Invalid usleep() argument nr 1. The value is 1000001 but the valid values are '0-999999'.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (error) Invalid usleep() argument nr 1. The value is 1000001 but the valid values are '0:999999'.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void checkCommaSeparatedReturn() {