[rules-users] phone number validation using drools

[Edson Tirelli]

   Start by replacing the double escape by a simple escape... after that,
drools simply makes a call to String.matches() method... so, if you make it
work in java, it will work in drools...
   E.g.:

"^(([\+]?\d{1,3}(-|......"

   []s
   Edson

2008/6/2 Nagaraju runkana <runkana.nagaraju at gmail.com>:

>  Hi ,
> i am trying validate complex expression for phone numberl?
>
> rule "test2"
>  when
>   $m : Message(email:email,phone:phone)
>  Message(phone matches
> "^(([\\+]?\\d{1,3}(-|\\.)?\\(?\\w\\)?(-|\\.)?\\d{1,3})|(
> \\(?\\d{2,3}\\)?))(-|\\.)?(\\d{3,4})(-|\\.)?(\\d{4})(( x|
> ext)\\d{1,5}){0,1}$"
> then
>    System.out.println("Invalid phone number: " + phone );
> end "
>
>
> in this case  some error should be comming.pls find out whethere the
> expression is correct or not.
>
> java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException: Unknown inline modifier near index
> 21
> ^(([+]?d{1,3}(-|.)?(?w)?(-|.)?d{1,3})|((?d{2,3})?))(-|.)?(d{3,4})(-|.)?(d{4})((
> x| ext)d{1,5}){0,1}$
>                      ^
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.error(Pattern.java:1713)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.group0(Pattern.java:2519)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.sequence(Pattern.java:1806)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.expr(Pattern.java:1752)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.group0(Pattern.java:2530)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.sequence(Pattern.java:1806)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.expr(Pattern.java:1752)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.group0(Pattern.java:2530)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.sequence(Pattern.java:1806)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.expr(Pattern.java:1752)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(Pattern.java:1460)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.<init>(Pattern.java:1133)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(Pattern.java:823)
>  at java.util.regex.Pattern.matches(Pattern.java:928)
>  at java.lang.String.matches(String.java:2091)
>  at
> org.drools.base.evaluators.StringFactory$StringMatchesEvaluator.evaluate(StringFactory.java:211)
>  at
> org.drools.rule.LiteralRestriction.isAllowed(LiteralRestriction.java:61)
>  at org.drools.rule.LiteralConstraint.isAllowed(LiteralConstraint.java:82)
>  at org.drools.reteoo.AlphaNode.assertObject(AlphaNode.java:132)
>  at
> org.drools.reteoo.CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.propagateAssertObject(CompositeObjectSinkAdapter.java:318)
>  at org.drools.reteoo.ObjectTypeNode.assertObject(ObjectTypeNode.java:153)
>  at org.drools.reteoo.Rete.assertObject(Rete.java:175)
>  at org.drools.reteoo.ReteooRuleBase.assertObject(ReteooRuleBase.java:192)
>  at
> org.drools.reteoo.ReteooWorkingMemory.doInsert(ReteooWorkingMemory.java:71)
>  at
> org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.insert(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:909)
>  at
> org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.insert(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:881)
>  at
> org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.insert(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:682)
>  at com.sample.DroolsTest.main(DroolsTest.java:40)
>
>
> regards,
> Chanti
>
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Edson Tirelli
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