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RadDude89RadDude89 

Trigger error using pattern.matches

Hi,

I am trying to use the pattern.matches function on an apex trigger on our sandbox, what we are trying to do is update a record to Pending Validation based on whether a linked record meets the format required.

So on the trigger we have:

 

trigger Enrg_PendingValidation_Trigger on Registrations__c (Before Update, Before Insert){
for(Registrations__c reg:trigger.new){

Boolean validTelephone;
telephonePat='[0-9]{3} [0-9]{4} [0-9]{4}';

telephone = reg.Site__r.Site_Phone__c;
validTelephone= Pattern.matches(telephonePat,telephone);

if(reg.Site__r.Site_Phone__c != null && validTelephone!= true ){
               reg.Registration_Status__c='Pending Validation';                                   
               }
}
}

This trigger saves ok on Salesforce but when I try to edit and save the registration I get the error message
Script-thrown exception: Class.System.Pattern.matcher

It appears that the issue is being caused by the line validTelephone= Pattern.matches(telephonePat,telephone); as when I comment this out I am able to save the record.

Can anyone help me on this?  I can't see what I am doing wrong here.

Thanks in advance.

James LoghryJames Loghry
Most likely, your regex is incorrect. It's looking for a number like 111 2222 4444.  Note there are spaces instead of hyphens and the second block  is 4 characters instead of 3.

Try a different regex, something like:
  
telephonePat='\\d{3}-\\d{4}-\\d{4}';
Please note that this is a very basic regex and  wont match on numbers with parenthesis around area codes or phone numbers with extensions, etc.
RadDude89RadDude89

Hi James,

Thanks for the reply - unfortunately when I try that format the error message still appears.

The field I'm validating against is from a child record - would this matter?