A java standalone regular expression program which validates the given string for special characters
outcome
-----------
The given input matched the name pattern
First Name is Valid
String custName="ABC 99 Conference Rm - # _')";
if this string should not allow $ ^ | these type of symbols
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
public class Test {
/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
String custName="ABC 99 Conference Rm - # _')";
Pattern namepattern = Pattern.compile("^$|^([-\\ \\# _\\(A-Z)(a-z)(0-9)'\\(\\)@&\\.\\:]){0,30}$");
boolean checkFlag = false;
if(custName.indexOf("+") >= 0){
System.out.println("+ is present");
}else if(custName.indexOf("%") >= 0){
System.out.println("% is present");
}else if(custName.indexOf("\"") >= 0){
System.out.println("\" is present");
}else if(custName.indexOf("/") >= 0){
System.out.println("\\ is present");
}else if(namepattern.matcher(custName).matches()){
System.out.println("The given input matched the name pattern ");
checkFlag = true;
}
if(checkFlag){
System.out.println("First Name" +" is Valid");
}else{
System.out.println("Exceptions");
}
}
}
outcome
-----------
The given input matched the name pattern
First Name is Valid
