SPUtility.IsValidStringInput Method
Determines whether the specified text is in a valid format as specified by a regular expression.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function IsValidStringInput ( _
regexp As String, _
newValue As String _
) As Boolean
'Usage
Dim regexp As String
Dim newValue As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = SPUtility.IsValidStringInput(regexp, _
newValue)
public static bool IsValidStringInput(
string regexp,
string newValue
)
Parameters
regexp
Type: System.StringThe regular expression specifying the valid format.
newValue
Type: System.StringThe text to validate.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
Returns true if the text is in the specified format; otherwise, false.
Remarks
This method determines whether the value of the newValue parameter matches the regular expression in the regexp parameter.