JavaScript/jQuery Validator - PatternRule

A validation rule that demands that the validated field match a specified pattern.

Type:

Object

To specify the regular expression that the validated field must match, set the rule's pattern configuration option.

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ignoreEmptyValue

If set to true, empty values are valid.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

message

Specifies the message that is shown for end-users if the current rule is broken.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'Value does not match pattern'

You do not have to specify this field. In this instance, a default message will be shown. To include the name of the validated editor into the default validation message as a subject, set the name field of the dxValidator object.

If you assign an empty string to the message field, the message will not be shown.

pattern

Specifies the regular expression that the validated value must match.

Type:

RegExp

|

String

NOTE

If your pattern is a string, escape the backslash. For example, the following pattern matches a character other than white space:

pattern: '\\S'

type

Specifies the type of the current rule.

Type:

String

Accepted Values: 'required' | 'numeric' | 'range' | 'stringLength' | 'custom' | 'compare' | 'pattern' | 'email'

Set this field to "pattern" to define a rule that will be broken if the validated value does not match the regular expression specified by the pattern configuration option.