Not allow special characters in a catalog variable

[Dave_p]

Hi,

I have a requirement where i should not be able to enter some special characters. I tried it but it is not working. Kindly help. Please don't post links.

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
    if (isLoading || newValue == '') {
        return;
    }

    var pattern = /^[~#%&*{}:<>?/|"\–]*$/;
	if(!pattern.test(newValue)){
		g_form.addErrorMessage('The following characters cannot be entered' + ' ~, #, %, & , *, {, }, \, :, <, >, ?, /, |, ", –');
		g_form.clearValue('outlook_distribution_group_list_name');
	}


}

Regards

Suman P.

[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

@Dave_p 

try this and it will only allow a to z, A to Z and numbers

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
    if (isLoading || newValue === '') {
        return;
    }

    g_form.hideFieldMsg('outlook_distribution_group_list_name');

    // Regular expression to allow only alphabets and numbers
    var regex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/;

    if (!regex.test(newValue)) {
        // Display an error message if the input is invalid
        g_form.showFieldMsg('outlook_distribution_group_list_name', 'Only alphabets and numbers are allowed.', 'error');
        // Clear the invalid input
        g_form.clearValue('outlook_distribution_group_list_name');
    }
}

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[GopikaP]

Hi @Dave_p , Can you try this one? 

var pattern = /^[^~#%&*{}\\:<>\?/|\"–]*$/;
   if(!pattern.test(newValue)){
		g_form.addErrorMessage('The following characters cannot be entered' + ' ~, #, %, & , *, {, }, \, :, <, >, ?, /, |, ", –');
		g_form.clearValue('outlook_distribution_group_list_name');
	}

[J Siva]

Hi @Dave_p 

You can achieve this via variable regex.

Regex: ^[a-zA-Z0-9\s]+$

Step1: Create variable validation regex

Step2: Select that under "Type specifications" section validation regex field.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Siva

[Ankur Bawiskar · Accepted solution]

@Dave_p 

try this and it will only allow a to z, A to Z and numbers

function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
    if (isLoading || newValue === '') {
        return;
    }

    g_form.hideFieldMsg('outlook_distribution_group_list_name');

    // Regular expression to allow only alphabets and numbers
    var regex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/;

    if (!regex.test(newValue)) {
        // Display an error message if the input is invalid
        g_form.showFieldMsg('outlook_distribution_group_list_name', 'Only alphabets and numbers are allowed.', 'error');
        // Clear the invalid input
        g_form.clearValue('outlook_distribution_group_list_name');
    }
}

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[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Dave_p 

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