/// <summary>
/// Validates a string compared to a set of regex patterns
/// <param name="data">String to validate</param>
/// <param name="regexPattern">Regex pattern to validate with</param>
/// </summary> ///
/// <remarks>More Info: http://gist.github.com/2391792 </remarks>
//Note: I've edited the regex pattern for email address to allow the . character before the @ and to allow numbers at the end for domains like 6x.to ~Pete
public static bool validateInformation(string data, RegexPattern regexPattern)
{
string pattern = string.Empty;
switch (regexPattern)
{
case RegexPattern.NameString:
pattern = "^[A-Za-z -]+$";
break;
case RegexPattern.NumericalString:
pattern = "^[0-9]+$";
break;
case RegexPattern.EmailString:
pattern = "^[0-9A-Za-z.]+[@][0-9A-Za-z]+[.][A-Za-z0-9.]+$";
break;
case RegexPattern.PriceString:
pattern = @"^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$";
break;
case RegexPattern.PhoneString:
pattern = "[+]?[0-9]{5,6} ?[0-9]{3} ?[0-9]{3}";
break;
}
return new Regex(pattern).IsMatch(data);
}
public static string GetRegexValue(RegexPattern type)
{
string result = String.Empty;
switch (type)
{
case RegexPattern.None:
result = String.Empty;
break;
case RegexPattern.NUMBER:
result = NUMBER;
break;
case RegexPattern.ALPHA:
result = ALPHA;
break;
case RegexPattern.ALPHA_NUMERIC:
result = ALPHA_NUMERIC;
break;
case RegexPattern.ALPHA_UNDERLINE:
result = ALPHA_UNDERLINE;
break;
case RegexPattern.ALPHA_NUMERIC_UNDERLINE:
result = ALPHA_NUMERIC_UNDERLINE;
break;
case RegexPattern.ALPHA_LOWER_CASE:
result = ALPHA_LOWER_CASE;
break;
case RegexPattern.ALPHA_UPPER_CASE:
result = ALPHA_UPPER_CASE;
break;
case RegexPattern.EMAIL:
result = EMAIL;
break;
case RegexPattern.URL:
result = URL;
break;
case RegexPattern.POSTAL_CODE:
result = POSTAL_CODE;
break;
case RegexPattern.IP_ADDRESS:
result = IP_ADDRESS;
break;
case RegexPattern.IDENTITY_CARD:
result = IDENTITY_CARD;
break;
}
return result;
}