How to use regex in au2mator

Modified on Wed, 6 Dec, 2023 at 4:07 PM

We provide the Feature for some Questions to control the entered values with Regular Expression. Regex can be handy to make sure Users correctly enter Data.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Step 1: Build your Regex
Step 2: Configure your Question
Step 3: Enter Regex
- Examples

For some question types, you can use regular expressions to control the value entered by the user.

Step 1: Build your Regex

We recommend to use "https://regexr.com/" to build and test your regex for au2mator

Step 2: Configure your Question

Select the Question Type where Regex can be configured.

Step 3: Enter Regex

Enter the Regex and Validation Message as needed.

Examples

Regex	Description
\+\d{1,3}\/\d{1,10}\/\d{1,10}$	Telephone number in the Format +43/664/452152
^([a-z]\|[A-Z]\|[-]\|[ö]\|[Ö]\|[ä]\|[Ä]\|[ü]\|[Ü]\|[ ]\|[ß]\|[.])*$	Only allow the following Characters a-z A-Z Öö Ää Üü ß blank –
\+\d{1,3}[ ]\d{1,10}[ ]\d{1,10}\-\d{1,1}$	Telephone number in the Format +43 664 452152-0
^[^#]*$	Make sure no "#" is allowed.