Invalid regex in Angular ( UAE Phone Number Validation )

Asked Jun 21 '21 at 09:30

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selectedPhoneNumber: new FormControl('', [Validators.required, Validators.pattern('^(?:\+971|00971|0)(?!2)((?:2|3|4|5|6|7|9|50|51|52|55|56)[0-9]{7,})$')])

Error:

ERROR SyntaxError: Invalid regular expression: /^(?:+971|00971|0)(?!2)((?:2|3|4|5|6|7|9|50|51|52|55|56)[0-9]{7,})$/: Nothing to repeat

edited Jun 21 '21 at 09:30

Wiktor Stribiżew

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asked Jun 21 '21 at 09:30

Ahmad Bassam Bkerat

I think `+` should be escaped. `\+` – evolutionxbox Jun 21 '21 at 09:32
You need to give your regex as an actual RegExp type, i.e. `pattern(/^(?:\+971|00971|0)(?!2)((?:2|3|4|5|6|7|9|50|51|52|55|56)[0-9]{7,})$/)` instead of a string. – Alex Jun 21 '21 at 09:32

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