Error messages according to the validation patterns in Angular

Question

I would like to divide the error messages according to the validation patterns,for example, in below, there are 2 patterns

Validators.pattern(/[^ +]/), Validators.pattern(/^[ +|a-zA-Z0-9]+$/),

but only one message can be set.

<md-error *ngIf="locaCd.errors?.pattern"> onny blank is unacceptable AND must be filled by a~z,A~Z or number. </md-error>

Is there anyway to divide into each witout making CustomValidation??

Answer 1

By default Validators.pattern() accepts parameter as pattern: string | RegExp so i will better suggest you to create you custom validation which handle a single method can handle dynamically for you.

For example demo.component.ts

import { FormGroup, FormControl, Validators, ValidatorFn } from '@angular/forms';

this.form = new FormGroup({
   email: new FormControl('', [
    this.customPatternValid({ pattern: /[A-Z]/, msg: 'Small characters not allowed' }),
    this.customPatternValid({ pattern: /^([^0-9]*)$/, msg: 'Numbers is not allowed' })
   ]),
   password: new FormControl('', [
    Validators.required
   ])
});

// Create our customPatternValid function 

public customPatternValid(config: any): ValidatorFn {
    return (control: FormControl) => {
      let urlRegEx: RegExp = config.pattern;
      if (control.value && !control.value.match(urlRegEx)) {
        return {
          invalidMsg: config.msg
        };
      } else {
        return null;
      }
    };
}

For example demo.component.html

<form [formGroup]="form">
  <input type="email" placeholder="Email" formControlName="email"/>

  <div *ngIf="!form.controls.email.valid && (form.controls.email.dirty ||form.controls.email.touched)" class="error">
    <div *ngIf="form.controls.email.errors.invalidMsg">
      {{form.controls.email.errors.invalidMsg}}
    </div>
  </div>
</form>