MaskedEdit URL MaskType - How to detect invalid URL input?

[mudzakkir]

Excuse me, 
I have a field which I use to input URL type.
I use RadMaskedEditBox.

I try to browse maskType, but no URL option.
Just Regex available.

How can I prevent invalid URL input?
Maybe using regex?

The telerik documentation is not describing clearly about how to use the regex.

Please help

Regards

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello Mudzakkir,

Thank you for writing.

RadMaskedEditBox uses the MaskType enumeration which does not contain URL type. In order to achieve your goal, you can use MaskType.Regex. As to the specific regular expression which should be assigned to the RadMaskedEditBox.Mask property detecting invalid input, you can refer to the following links:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/161738/what-is-the-best-regular-expression-to-check-if-a-string-is-a-valid-url
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3809401/what-is-a-good-regular-expression-to-match-a-url
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5717312/regular-expression-for-url

Additionally, you can refer to our Demo application >> Editors >> Masked Edit Box example demonstrating how to use a Regex.

I hope this information helps. Should you have further questions, I would be glad to help.

 

Regards,
Dess
Telerik