alphanumeric
Returns a regular expression for validating email addresses that only accepts lowercase letters and digits, corresponding to the following pattern: ^[0-9a-z]+@[0-9a-z]+\.[0-9a-z]+$
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Pattern symbols
Here's the explanation associated to each symbol used in this pattern:
^
Beginning. Matches the beginning of the string, or the beginning of a line if the multiline flag (m) is enabled.[]
Character set. Match any character in the set.0-9
Range. Matches a character in the range "0" to "9" (char code 48 to 57). Case-sensitive.a-z
Range. Matches a character in the range "a" to "z" (char code 97 to 122). Case-sensitive.+
Quantifier. Match 1 or more of the preceding token.@
Character. Match a "@" character (char code 64).\.
Escaped character. Matches a "." character (char code 46).$
End. Matches the end of the string, or the end of a line if the multiline flag (m) is enabled.
Calling from Kotlin
Here's an example of calling this function from Kotlin code:
val regex: EmailAddressRegex = EmailAddressRegex.alphanumeric()
val expected = """^[0-9a-z]+@[0-9a-z]+\.[0-9a-z]+$"""
assertEquals(expected, "$regex")
Calling from Java
Here's an example of calling this function from Java code:
final EmailAddressRegex regex = EmailAddressRegex.alphanumeric();
final String pattern = regex.toString();
final String expected = "^[0-9a-z]+@[0-9a-z]+\\.[0-9a-z]+$";
Assertions.assertEquals(expected, pattern);