Validator Regular Expression I18 FAQ
Is it possible to use special characters (like german "Umlaute") in an regular expression..
I tried this:
<constant> <constant-name>name</constant-name> <constant-value>^[\-\'\`\´\.\ a-zäöüßáéíúóàèìùòâêîôûñA-ZÄÖÜÁÉÍÓÚÀÈÌÒÙÑ]+$</constant-value> </constant>
Answer
Samuel Opoku-Boadu answers:
<global> <constant> <constant-name>alphanumeric</constant-name> <constant-value>^[a-zA-Z0-9\.\ü\Ü\ä\Ä\ß\ö\Ö\-]*$</constant-value> </constant> <constant> <constant-name>alphanumericSP</constant-name> <constant-value>^[a-zA-Z0-9\.\ü\Ü\ä\Ä\ß\ö\Ö\-\ ]*$</constant-value> </constant> </global>