Thank you Johann, that worked for me.
On Monday, April 7, 2014 4:52:34 PM UTC+10, Johann Spies wrote:
>
> On 7 April 2014 08:21, chris_g <chris...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>
>> How do I use IS_MATCH for field validation if the field only contains
>> data?
>>
>> This works for me:
>> IS_MATCH('^\d{10}', extract=True, error_message='Telephone number should
>> have 10 digits.')
>>
>> so long as a 10 digit number is required.
>>
>> But what if I a want to make it acceptable to enter a 10 digit number or
>> leave the field blank?
>>
>> Is there a way to make the IS_MATCH validator checked only if a non-empty
>> string has been passed to the FORM for that field?
>>
>
> What about IS_EMPTY_OR(IS_MATCH('^\d{10}', extract=True,
> error_message='Telephone number should have 10 digits.')) ?
>
> Regards
> Johann
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