How can I validate text column that it doesn't contain websites, examples can be :
www.google.com
google.com
http://gooogle.com
http://www.google.com
https://www.google.com
https://google.com
I want to do this on the front side but on the back end as well. I'm more interested in back end at the moment, as I will deal with the front end later
Question update:
Based on example provided by MrYoshiji, I've come up with case that is not covered:
http://rubular.com/r/VGgWyfIt7R
See the http://www.google.com in the middle of the text? and it is not matched? That is exactly what I need it to be matched. So I can throw validation error saying you can't put websites.
I found a strong regexp, credits goes to @PhillPafford (PHP RegEx for "Website Name" If you upvote my answer, please upvote his first!):
/^(([\w]+:)?\/\/)?(([\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})+(:([\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})+)?@)?([\d\w][-\d\w]{0,253}[\d\w]\.)+[\w]{2,4}(:[\d]+)?(\/([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})*)*(\?(&?([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})=?)*)?(#([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})*)?$/
To see it in action:
http://rubular.com/r/GOHHrucCdX
UPDATE:
This one will find the names anywhere in the text:
/(([\w]+:)?\/\/)?(([\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})+(:([\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})+)?@)?([\d\w][-\d\w]{0,253}[\d\w]\.)+[\w]{2,4}(:[\d]+)?(\/([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})*)*(\?(&?([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})=?)*)?(#([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})*)?/
Note that I removed the ^ at the start and the $ at the end to make it work within a text:
Rubular source:
^ Start of line
$ End of line
http://rubular.com/r/iEVzfv2U3O
@GandalfStormCrow noticed that the following is matched:
Since I was little.My first dog
#^^^
The only way I see to solve this issue would be to replace little.My with little. My:
text.gsub(/\w\.[A-Z]/) { |matched_string| matched_string.gsub('.', '. ') }
See it in action:
1.9.3p489 :018 > text = "hello my name is robert.My dog"
=> "hello my name is robert.My dog"
1.9.3p489 :019 > text.gsub(/\w\.[A-Z]/) { |matched_string| matched_string.gsub('.', '. ') }
=> "hello my name is robert. My dog"
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